Ivin Jasper (May 14, 1970) is an

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coach and former player. He is quarterbacks coach at the United States Naval Academy and has also spent time as the

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for the school. He had been on the Navy football staff for the majority of his career. Jasper has also had coaching stops at the

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, Indiana State University, and Georgia Southern University.

Playing career

Jasper was a three-year letterman for the

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(1991–1993) at quarterback and slotback and helped lead Hawaii to a Western Athletic Conference title.

Coaching career

Following Jasper’s playing career at Hawaii, he coached the quarterbacks,

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s, and slotbacks at Navy for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. In 1997, Jasper served as the

at the Naval Academy Prep School. From there, He moved on to

Indiana State Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctor ...

as the

for the 1998 season. Jasper spent three seasons, 1999 through 2001, as the quarterbacks and fullbacks coach. Here, he worked for Paul Johnson and helped the Eagles win two NCAA I-AA National Championships. In 2002, Jasper returned to Navy as the quarterbacks coach. He became

prior to the 2008 football season. He was fired on September 11, 2021 after the second game of the season. 2 days later, he was reinstated as the quarterbacks coach.

Personal life

Jasper, a Los Angeles, California native, is a 1994 graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he earned his bachelor's degree in sociology/

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. He and his wife, Donna, have three children. Their daughter, Dallas, played volleyball at Saint Leo University in

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. Their oldest son, Jaylen, plays volleyball at Pepperdine University. Their youngest son, Jarren, is a freshman at

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. He had a heart transplant in January 2018.

References

External links

Navy profile
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