Jamey Chadwell (born January 10, 1977) is an

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coach and former player, who serves as the

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Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...

; he also served as head coach for Costal Carolina and interim HC in the 2017 season while permanent head coach

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was on a medical leave. He was named Head Coach of CCU on January 18, 2019. Chadwell was previously the head coach at

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for four seasons (2013–16),

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for three seasons (2009–2011) and

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for one season (2012). He grew up in Tennessee and attended

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where he played

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from 1995 to 1999. He began his coaching career in 2000 at East Tennessee State before taking an assistant position at Charleston Southern University in 2004. He won several coach of the year awards in 2020 after leading his team to a 11–1 record.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Chadwell began his coaching career at his alma mater East Tennessee State in 2000. He remained as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers through the 2003 season when he left to take a position at Charleston Southern.

Head coaching career

After serving as an assistant offensive coach with the

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, on February 6, 2009, Chadwell was hired as the head coach at

. During his three-year tenure with the Crusaders, Chadwell had an overall record of 20 wins and 14 losses (20–14). He also led the Crusaders to their first all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs following the 2011 season. In the playoffs, Chadwell led the Crusaders to the quarterfinals where they lost to Delta State 28–23. On January 2, 2012, Chadwell was hired by Delta State to succeed Ron Roberts as the head coach of the Statesmen. Chadwell resigned as head coach of the Statesmen after only one season on January 17, 2013, to take the same position with

Charleston Southern Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a private Baptist university in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention ( Southern Baptist Convention). History Charleston Southern University was ch ...

. During his one season at Delta State, he compiled an overall record of 3 wins and 7 losses. On January 17, 2013, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third-ever head coach at Charleston Southern. On January 8, 2017, Chadwell was named the new offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina. On July 28, 2017, Chadwell was named interim head coach for Coastal Carolina as head coach

took a medical leave of absence. The school announced on January 5, 2018, that Moglia had been medically cleared to return to full-time coaching and would reassume the head coaching position. In 2018, the NCAA released a detailed report concerning numerous NCAA violations across the Charleston Southern athletics department that occurred during Chadwell's tenure as head football coach. The athletics department was found to have incorrectly certified 55 student athletes across 12 sports over a six-year period, and football players were found to have used scholarship funds to purchase electronics and jewelry from the campus book store. Ultimately, the NCAA sanctions included vacating 18 wins from the 2014 and 2015 football seasons and the 2015 Big South Championship, in addition to several vacated wins in other sports. Also vacated were three wins over crosstown rival The Citadel, games during which CSU used ineligible players.

Coastal Carolina

On January 18, 2019, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third all-time head coach at Coastal Carolina. Following the

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regular season, Chadwell was named the winner of the 2020 AP College Coach of the Year Award; the first time a coach from the Sun Belt Conference has won the award, and just the third coach from outside the

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to do so. On February 14, 2021, it was revealed that Chadwell more than doubled his salary with a new agreement he signed in December 2020. His base salary was $850,000 for the 2021 season and included a $50,000 pay increase every year until the contract was scheduled to end on December 31, 2027. Chadwell's increased pay made him the second highest paid coach in the Sun Belt Conference. Had Chadwell remained with CCU, his 2027 salary would have been $1,150,000, not including any bonuses.

Liberty

On December 4, 2022, he was introduced as the tenth head coach in Liberty history.

Personal life

Chadwell is married to the former Solmaz Zarrineh. The couple has a son named Jameson and two daughters, Avery and Soraya.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Coastal Carolina profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chadwell, Jamey 1977 births Living people American football quarterbacks Charleston Southern Buccaneers football coaches Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football coaches Delta State Statesmen football coaches East Tennessee State Buccaneers football coaches East Tennessee State Buccaneers football players North Greenville Crusaders football coaches People from Campbell County, Tennessee Coaches of American football from Tennessee Players of American football from Tennessee