Director of Strength and Conditioning - Football
Jacobs comes to SDSU from Temple University, where he spent three years working with the Owls' football program. Prior to that, he served two seasons as the director of strength and conditioning at Western Illinois.
Prior to his stop in Macomb, Jacobs served six years alongside Brad Ohrt at Northern Illinois as the associate director of sports performance. He assisted in coordinating all phases of the football strength and conditioning programs and oversaw all training for men's basketball and wrestling. During his career with the Huskies, he also worked with baseball, softball, and golf, managed the interns and graduate assistants, and handled equipment maintenance and training room scheduling.
He worked at Western Carolina prior to joining NIU, serving as the assistant strength and conditioning coordinator, and Jacobs also interned at North Dakota State in the strength and conditioning department.
For two years he served as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State in strength and conditioning. Jacobs oversaw the programs for wrestling, swimming and diving, tennis, golf, and equestrian. During his time he also assisted in the strength and conditioning for football, baseball, volleyball, soccer, and both basketball programs. Prior to becoming a graduate assistant, Jacobs worked for four months as an intern in the department.
Jacobs is Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) and is a member of the organization. He also is certified as a USA W Level 1 Sports Performance Coach.
A native of Parrker, he graduated from SDSU with a bachelor's degree in health promotion and a master's degree in exercise science. He and his wife, Erin, have two children, Decker and Letty.
