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After two years heading Miami's defensive line and one year as the RedHawks' defensive coordinator, fourth-year assistant coach Jay Hood was promoted to associate head coach in the spring of 2008.
Under Hood's expert direction, Miami's defense dominated the MAC in 2007. The RedHawks led the league in six different statistical categories, including rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. Miami's 7-0 shutout of Akron on November 14 was the only one posted by MAC teams during the 2007 season.
In his first season heading Miami's defensive line in 2005, Hood helped guide veterans Marcus Johnson and John Glavin to strong finishes while paving the way for the future with the development of some talented newcomers. Johnson, a defensive end, was named first-team all-MAC for the second straight season, while Glavin, a three-time Academic all-MAC pick, was named to ESPN Analyst Mark May's All-MayDay team. As a group, Hood's defensive line played an integral role in the league's No. 3 rushing defense.
Hood, a former college head coach, came to Miami in February of 2005 after a season at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan., where he served as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. An NCAA Division II program, Fort Hays State finished the 2004 season on a five-game winning streak to post a 6-5 record.
Previously, Hood had been at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., since 1998. After a year as defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator, Hood, spent the rest of his Millikin tenure as defensive coordinator and was promoted to assistant head coach prior to the 2001 campaign. The Big Blue defense ranked nationally in scoring and total defense from 1999-2001.
From 1994-97, Hood was the head coach at NCAA Division II Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo. It marked his second stop at Mesa State, where he had been the defensive backs coach during the 1988 and 1989 campaigns.
In between stops at Mesa State, Hood did his first stint at Fort Hays State, serving as defensive coordinator for four seasons and helping the Tigers to a pair of playoff appearances.
A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, where he was a three-time team captain on the gridiron, Hood was inducted into Ohio Wesleyan's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. Hood began his coaching career in the Mid-American Conference, serving two seasons as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green State University from 1986-88.
The native of Ada, Ohio, resides in Oxford with his wife, Renee.
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