Jackson comes to CMU after spending a season as the special team’s coordinator and defensive backs coach at Evangel University.
While with the Crusaders, Jackson helped coach All-American Athanie Leeviraphan who finished second in the nation in interceptions, along with Andrew Poppen who finished 10th.
Prior to Evangel, Jackson spent time at Liberty University under Turner Gill as the program’s defensive quality control staff member and served as the linebackers coach while at Campbellsville University. During the 2016 season, Jackson was the head coach for the Lions of Trinity Bible College. In his lone year with the Lions, Jackson helped them post a 4-7 overall record after the Lions had gone without a win during the previous two seasons.
He had three players earn NCCAA National Player of the Week honors and five players were named to the All-NCCAA team. As a senior, Clint Stout spotlighted the five-player listing, as the linebacker led the NCCAA with 147 tackles during his final year with the program.
Jackson also coached All-USCAA kicker Austin Wall, All-USCAA punter Blake Penix, and All-USCAA linebacker Brandon Hampton during his three seasons with the Builders of The Apprentice School in Newport News, VA.
A graduate of Liberty with a Bachelor of Science degree in education, Jackson played a part in Liberty's 2008 Big South Conference championship football team as a student-athlete. He also served as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Virginia Episcopal School in 2011 while completing his undergraduate degree. He completed his Master of Arts degree in human services counseling – life coaching from Liberty in August 2016.
Jackson and his wife, Tina, have two sons, Keon and Maceo Jackson.
