[1] Popovich was a walk-on at the University of Miami who turned into a major contributor on special teams and in nickel packages on defense.
[3] "Popovich is like Steve Tasker of the Buffalo Bills," said Butch Davis, head football coach of the nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes.
"He's a terrific little athlete with a tremendous amount of fire.”[4] After leaving Miami, Popovich played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2000 preseason and for the Atlanta Falcons in 2001.
After 6 years at FIU, in 2013 Jeff starting a three-year stint as cornerbacks coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
In his first season as Yellow Jackets’ cornerbacks coach, Popovich mentored an all-ACC selection in CB Tre Swilling.