Jody Wright was born on July 21,1981 and is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at Murray State.
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Jody Wright played college football for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks and has coached them, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide, UAB Blazers, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, and South Carolina Gamecocks.
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Jody Wright attended Pickens Academy in Carrollton, Alabama, and played football there under his father who was the head coach.
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Jody Wright helped them win state championships in 1996,1998 and 1999 while playing running back; he was named an all-state player in his last two years.
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Jody Wright attended Jacksonville State University and played running back for the football team starting in 2000.
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Jody Wright graduated from the school with a bachelor's degree in 2005.
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Jody Wright later received a master's degree from Mississippi State University in 2009.
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Jody Wright began his coaching career at Jacksonville State in 2002 as a student assistant.
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Jody Wright started working with defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson at Mississippi State but quickly was shifted to working with the offense.
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Jody Wright worked as a graduate assistant from 2006 to 2008 before moving up to director of football operations.
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In 2010, Jody Wright joined the Alabama Crimson Tide as a graduate assistant, then becoming an offensive analyst in 2011 and serving in that role through 2012.
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Jody Wright returned to Jacksonville State in 2013, serving that year as their tight ends coach, passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator while helping them reach the FCS playoffs.
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Jody Wright was selected the 2016 FootballScoop Player Personnel Director of the Year.
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In 2018, Jody Wright served as the assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach for the revived UAB Blazers.
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Jody Wright entered the professional ranks by becoming an offensive assistant working with the running backs for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League in 2019.
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Jody Wright then joined the New York Giants in 2020 as a defensive assistant working with the linebackers and switched to the running backs the following year.