Football
Blaylock, Tad
Tad Blaylock
- Title:
- Director of Football Operations
- Email:
- tad.blaylock@usm.edu
- Phone:
- 266-5393
Tad Blaylock returns for the 2023 season, his third in the Hub City, as the Director of Football Operations for Southern Miss football.
Blaylock returns to Southern Miss after spending time in football operations at Incarnate Word since 2018, with his last role as assistant athletics director of football operations. Blaylock’s duties include everything from the day-to-day operations to responsibilities including budget control, team travel, office organization and facility management. He also serves as the football program’s liaison to university departments and all other units within the athletic department.
During his time at UIW, Blaylock planned and executed an FCS Playoff trip for 140-plus football student-athletes, staff, trainers, and other travel party members over Thanksgiving in 2018. The trip included a Thanksgiving meal, study time, and team bonding experiences.
Prior to joining UIW, Blaylock spent four seasons as the director of football operations with the University of West Georgia. There, Blaylock oversaw every aspect of the football operations program, including equipment and video departments.
Blaylock joined West Georgia from Southern Miss, where he was an operations assistant for the football program.
The Amory, Miss., native and a graduate of Amory High School, is a 2012 graduate of Mississippi State University, where he earned his bachelor's in business. He also earned a master’s degree in sport management in 2014 while at Southern Miss.
Blaylock is married to the former Victoria Mayhall of Jackson, Tennessee, and they have a daughter named Amelia.
Blaylock returns to Southern Miss after spending time in football operations at Incarnate Word since 2018, with his last role as assistant athletics director of football operations. Blaylock’s duties include everything from the day-to-day operations to responsibilities including budget control, team travel, office organization and facility management. He also serves as the football program’s liaison to university departments and all other units within the athletic department.
During his time at UIW, Blaylock planned and executed an FCS Playoff trip for 140-plus football student-athletes, staff, trainers, and other travel party members over Thanksgiving in 2018. The trip included a Thanksgiving meal, study time, and team bonding experiences.
Prior to joining UIW, Blaylock spent four seasons as the director of football operations with the University of West Georgia. There, Blaylock oversaw every aspect of the football operations program, including equipment and video departments.
Blaylock joined West Georgia from Southern Miss, where he was an operations assistant for the football program.
The Amory, Miss., native and a graduate of Amory High School, is a 2012 graduate of Mississippi State University, where he earned his bachelor's in business. He also earned a master’s degree in sport management in 2014 while at Southern Miss.
Blaylock is married to the former Victoria Mayhall of Jackson, Tennessee, and they have a daughter named Amelia.
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