Jason Semore is entering his fourth season at Georgia Tech, after returning to The Flats in 2022.
In his first season back with the Yellow Jackets, he oversaw the tutelage of All-ACC linebackers Ayinde Eley and Charlie Thomas, who both ranked in the top 25 nationally in total tackles, while Eley also ranked third nationally in fumbles forced and Thomas ranked 22nd nationally in fumble recoveries. For his efforts coaching the position, Semore was named among FootballScoop‘s Linebackers Coaches of the Year.
Semore was a defensive analyst at Georgia Tech for two seasons before helping lead Valdosta State to the 2021 NCAA Division II national championship game as defensive coordinator in 2021. In Semore’s lone season at the helm of VSU’s defense, the Blazers ranked among the top 20 nationally in defensive touchdowns (seventh – 4), pass defense (15th – 160.0 ypg), red-zone defense (15th – .673) and fumble recoveries (16th – 12).
A 15-year coaching veteran at the collegiate level, Semore has had successful stints as a defensive coordinator at Valdosta State (2021), Montana (2016-17) and Colorado School of Mines (2014), as well as serving as the co-defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Adams State (2008-09).
Semore played collegiately at Adams State, where he was a linebacker from 2001-05.
He married his wife, Jessy, in 2019, and has two daughters, Paityn and Palmer, and a son, Decker.
| THE JASON SEMORE FILE | ||
| PERSONAL | ||
| Hometown | Ganado, Ariz. | |
| Family | Wife: Jessy; Children: Paityn, Palmer and Decker | |
| Alma Mater | Adams State, 2005 | |
| PLAYING EXPERIENCE | ||
| 2001-05 | Adams State (LB) | |
| COACHING EXPERIENCE | ||
| 2006 | Round Valley (Ariz.) H.S. | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2007 | Colorado School of Mines | Secondary |
| 2008-09 | Adams State | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator |
| 2010-11 | Tulsa | Outside Linebackers |
| 2012-13 | Oklahoma State | Defensive Assistant |
| 2014 | Colorado School of Mines | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2015 | Montana | Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator |
| 2016-17 | Montana | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2018 | Temple | Senior Defensive Advisor |
| 2019-20 | Georgia Tech | Defensive Analyst |
| 2021 | Valdosta State | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | Linebackers |
| 2023- | Georgia Tech | Special Teams Coordinator/Nickel-Safeties |
FULL BIOGRAPHY
Jason Semore is in his fourth season at Georgia Tech, currently serving as special teams coordinator and nickel-safeties coach.
In his first season back with the Yellow Jackets, he oversaw the tutelage of All-ACC linebackers Ayinde Eley and Charlie Thomas, who both ranked in the top 25 nationally in total tackles, while Eley also ranked third nationally in fumbles forced and Thomas ranked 22nd nationally in fumble recoveries. For his efforts coaching the position, Semore was named among FootballScoop’s Linebackers Coaches of the Year.
Semore was a defensive analyst at Georgia Tech for two seasons before helping lead Valdosta State to the 2021 NCAA Division II national championship game as defensive coordinator in 2021. In Semore’s lone season at the helm of VSU’s defense, the Blazers ranked among the top 20 nationally in defensive touchdowns (seventh – 4), pass defense (15th – 160.0 ypg), red-zone defense (15th – .673) and fumble recoveries (16th – 12). Valdosta State ranked among the top two in the Gulf South Conference – one of Division II’s most competitive leagues – in 10 different defensive statistical categories, including scoring defense (second – 22.7 ppg), en route to a 12-2 overall record and national runner-up finish.
A 15-year coaching veteran at the collegiate level, Semore has had successful stints as a defensive coordinator at Valdosta State (2021), Montana (2016-17) and Colorado School of Mines (2014), as well as serving as the co-defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Adams State (2008-09).
In addition to his experience as a defensive coordinator, Semore’s collegiate coaching career also includes five years as a defensive analyst at Tech (2019-20), Temple (2018) and Oklahoma State (2012-13), a season as secondary coach and special teams coordinator before being promoted to defensive coordinator at Montana (2015), two seasons as outside linebackers coach at Tulsa (2010-11) and a season as secondary coach at Colorado School of Mines (2007). He began his coaching career as defensive coordinator at Round Valley H.S. in Springerville, Ariz.
In Semore’s two seasons as a defensive analyst at Georgia Tech, the Jackets ranked among the nation’s top 40 in pass defense (207.7 ypg) and top 25 in red-zone defense (.774) in 2019 and ranked No. 2 nationally in fumble recoveries (12 in 10 games) and No. 25 in total takeaways (18 in 10 games) in 2020. In his lone season at Temple, the Owls ranked among the top four teams nationally in defensive touchdowns (first – 8), forced turnovers (third – 31), fumble recoveries (third – 13) and interceptions (fourth – 18).
Prior to joining Temple, Semore helped lead Montana to three-straight winning seasons and produced the Big Sky Conference’s top-ranked defense as the Grizzlies’ defensive coordinator in 2016 (349.0 ypg).
Other career highlights include a 10-2 season as defensive coordinator at Colorado School of Mines, bowl appearances in each of his four seasons at Oklahoma State and Tulsa and leading Arizona’s Class 3A in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense in his lone season at Round Valley H.S.
Semore played collegiately at Adams State, where he was a linebacker from 2001-05 and earned a bachelor’s degree in history, government and philosophy in 2005. He also has two master’s degrees from the University of Phoenix (2007 – criminal justice) and the University of Tulsa (2012 – educational methods). He married his wife, Jessy, in 2019, and has two daughters, Paityn and Palmer, and a son, Decker.
