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Football Announces Jeremy Darveau as Offensive Line Coach and Run-Game Coordinator
1/29/2021 11:25:00 AM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss football coach Will Hall announced Friday the hiring of Jeremy Darveau as offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the Golden Eagles.
Darveau comes to Southern Miss from Missouri State where he served as offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the Bears this past fall. He held the same position in 2019 while at USF.
Darveau helped lead the Bulls in 2019 to a running attack that yielded 4.4 yards per carry with the team's top two ball carriers each netting more than 5.1 yards per attempt.
He worked the previous four seasons (2015-18) at Valdosta State, the last three under Kerwin Bell. He helped lead the Blazers to the 2018 NCAA Division II championship with the nation's No. 1 ranked scoring offense in the division (52.0 ppg).
In his four seasons at VSU, the Blazers were 36-10 record with three Division II playoff appearances and conference and national championships during his four seasons.
The 2018 VSU offense led the nation in scoring (52.0 ppg), ranked second in first downs (341) and was fourth in total offense (523.9 ypg), red-zone offense (.901) and pass efficiency (167.37).
The Blazers scored 728 points that year - the most in NCAA Division II history - as they posted 7,334 yards (3,676 rushing/3,658 passing) and 7.9 yards per play on the year. Senior offensive linemen Jeremy King was the runner-up for the Gene Upshaw Award, presented to the most outstanding Division II lineman, and three offensive linemen earned first team all-region and all-conference honors.
Prior to joining the Valdosta State program, Darveau spent the 2014 season as an offensive quality control coach at Florida, helping the Gators' offense to 12 offensive records and a Birmingham Bowl victory.
He began his coaching career in 2008 at Southwest Minnesota State, where he served as a tight ends and running backs graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2008-09) while earning a master's degree in business administration. He was promoted to offensive line coach/run game coordinator there in 2010, serving in that role for three seasons (2010-12) before being promoted again to offensive coordinator (2013). The program reached its first-ever bowl game in 2013 and during his tenure players posted over 40 program offensive records and seven league records.
During his career, Darveau has developed 12 all-conference players and guided numerous All-Americans, personally developing three.
Originally from Hilton Head Island, S.C., he earned a bachelor of science degree in Sociology from Louisville, where he lettered in the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an offensive tackle. He started seven games as a junior and 12 as a senior as the Cardinals posted a 20-4 record over the two seasons. Prior to playing at Louisville, Darveau spent two seasons at Kentucky, redshirting one, and a season at Dodge City Community College.
Following his collegiate career, he went on to play with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe and the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League.
Darveau comes to Southern Miss from Missouri State where he served as offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the Bears this past fall. He held the same position in 2019 while at USF.
Darveau helped lead the Bulls in 2019 to a running attack that yielded 4.4 yards per carry with the team's top two ball carriers each netting more than 5.1 yards per attempt.
He worked the previous four seasons (2015-18) at Valdosta State, the last three under Kerwin Bell. He helped lead the Blazers to the 2018 NCAA Division II championship with the nation's No. 1 ranked scoring offense in the division (52.0 ppg).
In his four seasons at VSU, the Blazers were 36-10 record with three Division II playoff appearances and conference and national championships during his four seasons.
The 2018 VSU offense led the nation in scoring (52.0 ppg), ranked second in first downs (341) and was fourth in total offense (523.9 ypg), red-zone offense (.901) and pass efficiency (167.37).
The Blazers scored 728 points that year - the most in NCAA Division II history - as they posted 7,334 yards (3,676 rushing/3,658 passing) and 7.9 yards per play on the year. Senior offensive linemen Jeremy King was the runner-up for the Gene Upshaw Award, presented to the most outstanding Division II lineman, and three offensive linemen earned first team all-region and all-conference honors.
Prior to joining the Valdosta State program, Darveau spent the 2014 season as an offensive quality control coach at Florida, helping the Gators' offense to 12 offensive records and a Birmingham Bowl victory.
He began his coaching career in 2008 at Southwest Minnesota State, where he served as a tight ends and running backs graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2008-09) while earning a master's degree in business administration. He was promoted to offensive line coach/run game coordinator there in 2010, serving in that role for three seasons (2010-12) before being promoted again to offensive coordinator (2013). The program reached its first-ever bowl game in 2013 and during his tenure players posted over 40 program offensive records and seven league records.
During his career, Darveau has developed 12 all-conference players and guided numerous All-Americans, personally developing three.
Originally from Hilton Head Island, S.C., he earned a bachelor of science degree in Sociology from Louisville, where he lettered in the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an offensive tackle. He started seven games as a junior and 12 as a senior as the Cardinals posted a 20-4 record over the two seasons. Prior to playing at Louisville, Darveau spent two seasons at Kentucky, redshirting one, and a season at Dodge City Community College.
Following his collegiate career, he went on to play with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe and the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League.
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