Jacksonville State announced the hiring of former Alabama defensive back, Vinnie Sunseri as the new defensive coordinator for the Gamecocks on Thursday.
Sunseri won two BCS National Championships with the Crimson Tide in 2011 and 2012 before having stints in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. Sunseri first moved into the coaching world after retiring from football in 2016 and returning to Tuscaloosa briefly as graduate assistant in 2019. He then joined the New England Patriots’ coaching staff and served as a defensive coaching assistant and running backs coach from 2020 to 2023.