USM Head Coach Introduced

This afternoon, Southern Miss introduced new head football coach Jay Hopson. Hopson was an assistant coach on some good Southern Mississippi football teams during the 2000s.
Now, he’s returning to try and duplicate that success as the program’s leader. Hopson was hired from Alcorn State. He led the Braves to back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference championships. This is his third stint at Southern Miss. He was the Golden Eagles’ defensive back coach from 2001 to 2003 and the defensive coordinator from 2005 to 2007. The Vicksburg native takes over for Todd Monken, who left after three seasons to become the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
USM is coming off a 9-5 season. The Golden Eagles played in a bowl game this past December in Dallas.[mappress mapid=”2144″]