Colorado Mesa University (CMU) athletics announced Monday that Tremaine Jackson has resigned from his position as the football team’s head coach. 

The announcement comes as Jackson accepted a position as the head coach of Valdosta State University. Valdosta State was the National Championship Runner-Up to Ferris State this past season. 

In the 2021 season, Jackson’s only full season as the Mavericks head coach, he led the team to an 8-2 record. The team’s biggest win of the season came against the No.3 Colorado School of Mines with a score of 26-21. Jackson was 10-3 combined in his two seasons at CMU. 

The search for the Mavericks new head coach will begin immediately. CMU President John Marshall gave a statement to the Mavericks Athletic Department about the football program’s transition to their 20 head coach in program history. 

“It’s with excitement and optimism that we launch a national search for the next head football coach of Colorado Mesa University. We will recruit a dynamic leader of good character befitting the great tradition and outstanding young men of our football program,” Marshall said. 

For more information about the football team and all of CMU athletics head to the CMU athletics page.