Bears To Introduce Head Coach Mike Jacobs On Wednesday
1/23/2024 12:42:00 PM | Football
MACON – Athletics department officials at Mercer University will officially introduce Mike Jacobs as the football program's 21st head coach at a 5:30 p.m. press conference on January 31 in Heritage Hall.
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Fans and friends of the program are invited to attend the introductory press conference and ensuing reception. The doors to Heritage Hall will open at 5 p.m. Patrons should enter the arena via Heritage Hall through the main entrance of the University Center. Parking will be available in the parking lot behind OrthoGeorgia Park's (baseball) right field wall.
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Fans are encouraged to remain on hand for the Mercer men's basketball team's Southern Conference clash with East Tennessee State on Wednesday evening. Tipoff for that contest is slated for 7 p.m. and admission is free.
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Jacobs, who has compiled a 74-17 (.813) record across head coaching stops at both Notre Dame (Ohio) and Lenoir-Rhyne, boasts the nation's sixth-best winning percentage among active coaches at the NCAA Divisions I and II levels. He is fresh off a 2023 campaign that saw him lead Lenoir-Rhyne to a 13-2 clip that was accentuated with an appearance in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
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A former standout on the offensive line for coaches John Cooper and Jim Tressel at Ohio State from 1997-01, Jacobs is three-time conference coach of the year recipient, and was also tabbed as the National Coach of the Year in 2018 by Don Hansen's Football Gazette. His teams have registered seven victories across four NCAA postseason appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Division II semifinals.
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Fans and friends of the program are invited to attend the introductory press conference and ensuing reception. The doors to Heritage Hall will open at 5 p.m. Patrons should enter the arena via Heritage Hall through the main entrance of the University Center. Parking will be available in the parking lot behind OrthoGeorgia Park's (baseball) right field wall.
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Fans are encouraged to remain on hand for the Mercer men's basketball team's Southern Conference clash with East Tennessee State on Wednesday evening. Tipoff for that contest is slated for 7 p.m. and admission is free.
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Jacobs, who has compiled a 74-17 (.813) record across head coaching stops at both Notre Dame (Ohio) and Lenoir-Rhyne, boasts the nation's sixth-best winning percentage among active coaches at the NCAA Divisions I and II levels. He is fresh off a 2023 campaign that saw him lead Lenoir-Rhyne to a 13-2 clip that was accentuated with an appearance in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
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A former standout on the offensive line for coaches John Cooper and Jim Tressel at Ohio State from 1997-01, Jacobs is three-time conference coach of the year recipient, and was also tabbed as the National Coach of the Year in 2018 by Don Hansen's Football Gazette. His teams have registered seven victories across four NCAA postseason appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Division II semifinals.
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