Mike Jacobs, one of the top coaches from the Division II level over the past decade, is taking over the Mercer (FCS - GA) program.
Mercer announced the hire this morning.
In two coaching stops at Notre Dame College (D-II - OH) and Lenoir-Rhyne (D-II - NC), Jacobs has compiled an impressive 74-17 record. The 81% win percentage is good for sixth-best win percentage among active Division II head coaches.
This past fall, Jacobs led Lenoir-Rhyne to a 13-2 mark and a playoff run that ended in the Division II semifinals.
He left Notre Dame College after a stellar four-year run where they went 42-8 and won a pair of Mountain East titles, leading to the program to their first postseason berth in 2018, leading the team to the quarterfinals a year later during a 12-2 run.
Sources tell FootballScoop that Jacobs had been a strong contender to replace Tre Lamb at Gardner-Webb (FCS - NC) and also had garnered traction in the search at the University of West Georgia (FCS).
Mercer became in the market for a new head coach following the departure of Drew Cronic to take over the offensive coordinator job at Navy.
Cronic led Mercer to a 32-9 mark over the last four seasons, winning the South Atlantic Conference title last fall.
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