Jamey Chadwell

Jamey Chadwell (born January 10, 1977) is an American college football coach and former player.

[1][2] He began his coaching career in 2000 at East Tennessee State before taking an assistant position at Charleston Southern in 2004.

He later would go onto winning several coach of the year awards in 2020 after leading his Coastal Carolina team to an 11–1 record.

[3][4] He remained as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers through the 2003 season when he left to take a position at Charleston Southern.

[7] He also led the Crusaders to their first all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs following the 2011 season.

[9] On January 2, 2012, Chadwell was hired by Delta State to succeed Ron Roberts as the head coach of the Statesmen.

[10] Chadwell resigned as head coach of the Statesmen after only one season on January 17, 2013, to take the same position with Charleston Southern.

[11] On January 17, 2013, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third-ever head coach at Charleston Southern.

His base salary was $850,000 for the 2021 season and included a $50,000 increase every year until the contract was scheduled to end on December 31, 2027.

Chadwell's increased pay made him the second-highest paid coach in the Sun Belt Conference.