There’s a Seminole reunion forming at Jacksonville State which sounds a little ironic after the historic loss the Gamecocks handed Florida State in 2021.
Regardless, garnet and gold ties are forming rapidly at Jacksonville State after the program hired former FSU defensive coordinator Charles Kelly as its next head coach in December. Since joining the Gamecocks, Kelly has been filling out his staff and he’s brought in multiple familiar faces who will be instantly recognizable to Seminole fans.
Earlier this week, the program officially announced it was bringing on Lawrence Dawsey to coach wide receivers. Dawsey spent the last three years in the same position at Appalachian State and previously was at Florida State for a decade, coaching alongside Kelly with the ‘Noles from 2013-17.
Dawsey was a member of former head coach Jimbo Fisher’s staff when the Seminoles took down Auburn in the 2013 national championship. He also has experience coaching at LSU, South Florida, and Texas A&M along with a stint at the high school level. Following his playing career at Florida State, Dawsey was in the NFL for nine years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and New Orleans Saints…