Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson is in his first season coaching the defensive line at Old Dominion.

Jackson joins the Monarchs after spending the 2019 season at James Madison.  This season, he helped guide one defensive tackle to all-conference honors, as Mike Greene was named Third Team All-CAA defensive lineman after leading the CAA in sacks by interior linemen. JMU led the FCS in total defense and was third in scoring defense. The Dukes were the FCS runner-up this season.
 
Jackson was the defensive quality control coach at Mississippi State in 2018 where he helped the Bulldogs to an 8-5 record and berth in the Outback Bowl. MSU ranked in the top 10 nationally in eight defensive categories, highlighted by leading the country in total defense (263.1).
 
In 2017 he coached the defensive line at Fordham and prior to that was a graduate assistant with the defensive line for two years at Penn State.
 
He spent two years as an assistant at Stony Brook and started his coaching career at LIU Post.
 
A 2011 graduate with a degree in physical education science and coaching, Jackson was a three-year captain for LIU Post. He was a Second Team All-PSAC honoree as a senior after recording 12 tackles for loss and five sacks for the Pioneers.