#332: Jhad Jones-University at Buffalo | From Football to the Fast Lane

#332: Jhad Jones-University at Buffalo | From Football to the Fast Lane

From Friday-night lights to track-side hurdles, Jhad Jones’ coaching journey is anything but typical.

In this episode, he opens up about the long road from a football dream to building Buffalo’s next sprint and hurdle stars 🦬

Highlights:

🏈 Thought track only existed at the Olympics…until he found it himself

💥 A “petty bet” sparked his passion for coaching

🏃‍♂️ Hustled with two coaching jobs at once (Moorpark & Cal Lutheran)

📚 Returned to finish his degree mid-career while coaching

🌎 Took a leap from SoCal to Southern Arkansas before landing in Buffalo

💬 Shares the hard truths about recruiting in the MAC and building culture


“You’ll probably mess up more athletes than you help early on — but you don’t know that until later. Growth takes trial and error.” — Jhad Jones


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#348: Lucky Huber-Univ of South Dakota | 40 Years, Olympic Journeys & Building a Championship Culture

#348: Lucky Huber-Univ of South Dakota | 40 Years, Olympic Journeys & Building a Championship Culture

Few coaches in America can tell a story like Lucky Huber — and even fewer can say they’ve spent 40 years at one university, coached an Olympic medalist, transitioned a program from DII to DI, and buil...

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#107: Gill1918 presents Brenton Emanuel "Recruiting in Today's NCAA Part 2"

#107: Gill1918 presents Brenton Emanuel "Recruiting in Today's NCAA Part 2"

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#106: Gill1918 presents Brenton Emanuel "Recruiting in Today's NCAA Part 1"

#106: Gill1918 presents Brenton Emanuel "Recruiting in Today's NCAA Part 1"

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#105: Gill1918 Presents 3-time Olympian Shannon Rowbury “Ask an Olympian Anything Highlights” Powered by Coach O

#105: Gill1918 Presents 3-time Olympian Shannon Rowbury “Ask an Olympian Anything Highlights” Powered by Coach O

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#347: Joseph Tooks-Bloom Township (IL) HS | From Blazing Trojan to Transformational Track Leader

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#104: Gill1918 presents JC Lambert "Coaching the Throws and the Weight Room Part 2"

#104: Gill1918 presents JC Lambert "Coaching the Throws and the Weight Room Part 2"

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#103: Gill1918 presents JC Lambert "Coaching the Throws and the Weight Room Part 1"

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