Recruiting Responsibility

Ohio Counties: Morrow, Knox, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Holmes, Coshocton

Secondary Assignments: Floater -- East of Mississippi River

Jeff Burrow joined Kent State’s staff in March of 2011 as safeties coach.

While working with Kent State’s safeties in 2011, Burrow oversaw the development of sophomore Luke Wollet, who garnered Third Team All-Mid-American Conference honors after leading the Golden Flashes with four interceptions. Wollet was a steady presence in a defense that ranked first in the MAC for conference-only games in total defense, pass efficiency defense and red zone defense in 2011.

Also having success in 2011 under Burrow was freshman Calvin Tiggle, who finished third on the team in tackles despite missing two games. He was a part of a defense that ranked second in the MAC in points allowed.

Burrow spent the 2010 campaign as the secondary coach at Indiana State after serving the previous season as the assistant secondary coach at Marshall.

The Sylvester, Ga., native previously spent two years at Jacksonville State as the wide receivers coach. During his tenure with the Gamecocks, Burrow tutored all-conference standouts Taurean Rhetta and Maurice Dupree.

Burrow joined the Jacksonville State staff after spending two years as a defensive graduate assistant at Notre Dame in 2005-06 under head coach Charlie Weiss. Prior to that, he served as a defensive graduate assistant at Minnesota under head coach Glenn Mason in 2003 and 2004. In 2002, he coached defensive backs and served as the team's strength and conditioning coach at Greenville (Ill.) College.

As a player, Burrow was a two-year starter and a four-year letterman at cornerback for the University of Cincinnati from 1995-99 where he played for then head coach, and current Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Rick Minter. During this period, Burrow was also coached by current Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin who served as defensive backs coach at Cincinnati from 1999 to 2000.

Following his collegiate career, Burrow signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and played one season with the team (2000).

Burrow earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Cincinnati in 1999 and a master's degree in education from the University of Minnesota in 2004. He is married to the former Janea Coleman. The couple has two daughters, Jazmyne and Jaelyn.