American football coach Will Muschamp’s son Jackson Muschamp plays as quarterback for Georgia Bulldogs.
Will played safety for the Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1991 to 1994. He was inducted into the Kappa Alpha Order from Gamma Chapter as an undergraduate.
In 1995 and 1996, he served as a graduate assistant coach at Auburn University under defensive coordinators Bill Oliver and Wayne Hall.
The senior Muschamp became the linebackers coach for Nick Saban’s LSU staff in 2001. He was appointed defensive coordinator at LSU in 2002, and the team won the BCS championship in 2003.
He oversaw a defense for the Miami Dolphins that was ranked fifteenth in the NFL in terms of total defence, working with Richard Smith, the team’s defensive coordinator.
Who Is Will Muschamp Son Jackson Muschamp?
Jackson Muschamp is a redshirt sophomore quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA. He also plays for the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference.
Initially, he was committed to Colorado State but switched to the University of Georgia as a preferred walk-on.
Muschamp didn’t participate in any games as a freshman and took a redshirt in the 2020 campaign. He won two SCISA 3A championships as the starting quarterback for Hammond School (South Carolina), and as a defensive back, he contributed to another.
Likewise, he was ranked the No. 97 pro-style quarterback in the 2020 class and a three-star prospect by 247Sports. ESPN placed him as the 62nd-best “pocket passer” in his class.
He received offers from Samford, Middle Tennessee State, Jacksonville State, Western Carolina, and Addazio’s offer from Boston College.
As per the early report of The State, Jackson also considered walking on at Georgia. He threw for 3,062 yards and 34 TDs during his junior year. He completed more than 2,000 yards and 29 touchdown passes as a senior.
Jackson Muschamp Age: How Old Is The Quarterback?
Georgia’s player Jackson Muschamp was born to his parents Will Muschamp and Carol (née Davis), in Columbia, South Carolina.
Based on his profiling by sports career, he is around 20 to 25 years old. Until now, the quarterback has not given his real age and birth info.
Jackson has grown up since the days when he used to run around during practice while his father was the Gators’ head coach.
As listed on the official ESPN page, Jackson stands at the height of 6 feet 2inch (188 cm) and weighs around 190 lbs i.e., approximately 86 kg.
He was into football from an early age. He was raised by his parents alongside his younger brother Whit Muschamp.
When Will moved to Texas to take over the Gators in 2011, his son was in elementary school. The Muschamps immediately emerged as fixtures around town.
Jackson attended his high school at Hammond School. He is doing his further academics at the University of Georiga.
Jackson Muschamp’s Family Has A History In American Football
Jackson Muschamp’s family has a long history in the sporting field. In the 1980s, his grandpa served as headmaster of Oak Hall.
His dad, Will, was a safety for the Georgia Bulldogs football team between 1991 to 1994. He now serves as the safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia.
After Will’s dismissal from UF in 2014, the Muschamps spent a year at Auburn before spending five seasons in South Carolina.
Jackson evolved into a brilliant quarterback at The Hammond School while his father was the Gamecocks’ head coach.
He committed while the Muschamps were on a recruiting trip to Colorado State, whose head coach at the time was Steve Addazio, a former offensive coordinator at UF.
He later signed as a preferred walk-on at Georgia, his father’s alma university, after having a change of heart when the family returned home.
Following in his father’s footsteps, the younger Muschamp walked on to the squad in Athens. At the time, Will remarked Coach Smart was familiar with Jackson since his birth.
In an early interview, Will told reporters that he was eager to face off against the Bulldogs and his son’s team as SEC East rivals.
However, South Carolina changed coaches following the 2020 campaign, and Will, one of the best defensive minds in the league, was out of a job.
His mother, Carol, is a social worker serving to counsel mistreated children. Also, she has been giving anger management courses in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Oxford.
Likewise, Jackson’s younger brother Whit is a rising football player who was recently voted the QB MVP of a prestigious camp.
Jackson Muschamp Uncle Mike Muschamp Is A Heach Coach Of The Lovett School
Jackson Muschamp is the niece of Mike Muschamp, who currently serves as head football coach at The Lovett School, in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2005, Mike was hired by Lovett to replace Bill Railey. He was also a member of the elite coaching staff established from five states and Washington DC.
On 2 February 2011, he served as Team USA’s head coach during the match against Team USA and The World All-Star game in Austin, Texas.
Jackson’s uncle Mike was also a coach of the Detroit Lions. In 2013, he also assisted the squad to a state championship.
In his early days, Mike was a football player for the Eagles while attending Oak Hall School, in Gainesville. Then, he played as a backup quarterback at Duke University.
Mike has a 106-40 record at Lovett and has led the Lions to the playoffs each year. He achieved a coaching milestone when his team defeated Lamar County in the Class AA state final, 14-7, in 2013.
In the 2016 season, he was placed sixth in Class AAA and faced Stone Mountain in a Region 5 match in the pre-season.