Maxwell Thurmond (born March 1, 1978) is an American football coach, currently serving as a senior offensive analyst at Tennessee.[1] He previously served as interim head football coach at Jacksonville State University after John Grass resigned with two games remaining in their 2001 season.[2] Previous to serving as interim head coach for the Gamecocks, Thurmond served as an assistant coach for Reinhardt, West Alabama, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Charlotte, and Jacksonville State.[3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Senior offensive analyst |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 1, 1978 Sylvester, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Jacksonville State (2000) |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Jacksonville State |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Jacksonville State (GA) |
| 2002–2003 | Jacksonville State (OLB) |
| 2004–2005 | Jacksonville State (CB) |
| 2006–2010 | Jacksonville State (OLB) |
| 2011–2012 | Jacksonville State (ST/WR) |
| 2013 | Reinhardt (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | West Alabama (ST/LB) |
| 2016–2017 | Austin Peay (ST/LB) |
| 2018 | Central Arkansas (DC/LB) |
| 2019 | Charlotte (ST/LB) |
| 2020–2021 | Jacksonville State (ST/LB) |
| 2021 | Jacksonville State (interim HC) |
| 2022–present | Tennessee (OA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–1 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (WAC–ASUN Challenge) (2021) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | 1–1[n 1] | 1–1[n 1] | T–4th | |||||
| Jacksonville State: | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–1 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b John Grass served as Jacksonville State's head coach for the first nine games of the 2021 season before resigning. Thurmond was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Gamecocks finished the year with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play.
References
edit- ^ Ray, Matt (March 9, 2022). "Vols add key off-field staffer to Sr. Offensive Analyst role". Fan Nation. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Maxwell Thurmond named interim head coach of Jacksonville State". WBRC 6. November 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Maxwell Thurmond profile". JSU Gamecocks Sports. Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2023.