John Jancek

John Jancek
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Defensive coordinator
Team Colorado State
Conference MWC
Biographical details
Born (1968-04-01) April 1, 1968
Muskegon, Michigan
Playing career
1988–1990 Grand Valley State
Position(s) Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991 Grand Valley State (GA)
1992–1994 Wayne State (DC)
1996–1998 Hillsdale (DC)
1999–2002 Grand Valley State (DC)
2002–2004 Central Michigan (DL)
2005–2008 Georgia (LC)
2009 Georgia (Co-DC)
2010–2011 Cincinnati (Co-DC)
2012 Cincinnati (DC)
2013–2015 Tennessee (DC)
2016 South Florida (SC)
2017 Kentucky (Consultant)
2018-Present Colorado State (DC)

John Jancek (born April 1, 1968) is an American college football coach and former defensive lineman. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Colorado State.He is married to his wife Kelly Jancek. Jancek has four sons Brady, Jack, Brock, and Zack.

Playing career

Jancek was a defensive lineman for the Grand Valley State Lakers from 1988 through 1990.[1]

Coaching career

Jancek started his coaching career after his playing days ended following the 1990 season. In 1991, he stayed at Grand Valley State as a graduate assistant.[2] In 1992, he left for Wayne State in Detroit, Michigan to be their defensive coordinator.[3] He remained at Wayne State until 1994, when he left for Hillsdale College to take on the same role. In 1999, he returned to Grand Valley State to be their defensive coordinator.[4] He left for Central Michigan in 2002 to be their defensive line coach.[5] In 2005, he joined the Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff as the linebackers coach.[6] In 2009, he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator. In 2010, he left for the same role at Cincinnati. In 2012, he became the sole defensive coordinator for the Bearcats. In 2013, he returned to the SEC, this time as the Tennessee defensive coordinator, where he stayed until the 2015 season.[7] He left for South Florida in 2016, where he was the safeties coach.[8] In 2017, he joined the Kentucky Wildcats as a defensive consultant.[9] In 2018, he was named as the Colorado State Rams' defensive coordinator.[10]

Personal life

Jancek and his wife, Kelly, have four sons, Zac, Brock, Jack, and Brady. Zac currently is a quarterback on the Tennessee Volunteers football team.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-Vols DC John Jancek will be USF safeties coach". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ↑ "USF Names Jancek Safeties Coach". South Florida Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Muskegon sports briefs: OV grad reportedly hired by Colorado State". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Jancek and Smart named to coaching staff". Scout.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Central Michigan Life, 1 September 2004". Central Michigan University History. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ↑ "CMU Assistant Grid Coach Goes to Georgia". Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee defensive coordinator John Jancek leaving program". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Former Vols DC John Jancek to be Hired by South Florida". Sports Radio Knoxville. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  9. ↑ "UK hires former Tennessee defensive coordinator John Jancek in analyst role". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  10. ↑ "John Jancek hired as Rams' defensive coordinator - Colorado State University". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  11. ↑ "Zac Jancek". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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