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Jacksonville State football will be making the move from FCS to FBS, effective 2023 as the university becomes an all-sport member of Conference USA.
It will do so without John Grass. The Gamecocks’ head coach since 2014, and a longtime high school coach in Alabama before then, announced his resignation from the program on Saturday. Grass was 72-26 with 6 playoff appearances, including a FCS Championship game appearance and No. 2 finish in 2015.
In 2021, the Gamecocks were 4-5, with a win over Florida State. They beat Abilene Christian 40-25 in their final home game of the season on Saturday. However, the program is on probation for a year and was fined $5,000 after it was found to have committed several recruiting violations.
“This will always be my home,” Grass said, according to AL.com. “My wife and I are alumni and I’ve raised my kids for nine years here. This place has done so much for me that I can’t ever repay it. I’ve always put this university first and how I represent it and I think my family has done a great job in being ambassadors for this university.”
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
