JACKSON, Mississippi -- When Jackson State University let go of Rick Comegy after the 2013 season, it was a shocking move for a program coming off two appearances in the SWAC Championship Game, even though the team lost both times. Comegy made JSU one of the more consistent programs in the SWAC.#The university made another shocking decision when it decided to name former star player Harold Jackson as the new head coach. Jackson had plenty of assistant-coaching experience but not much in the way of being a head coach. Nonetheless, the Tigers reached back into their storied history with him in hopes that he could keep them near the top of the SWAC. That plan failed badly, as JSU let Jackson go last week after just 17 games as the head football coach.
#Comegy coached 91 games at the school with a record of 56-35. Jackson, on the other hand, was let go with a 6-11 record during a bye week in the middle of the season.
#It isn't just the football head coach position that is causing an uproar at Jackson State. Vivian Fuller once filled the athletic-director position, but she recently became the associate vice provost for student affairs.
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