Ivin Jasper

Ivin Jasper (May 14, 1970) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the United States Naval Academy. He has been on the Navy football staff for the majority of his career. Jasper has also had coaching stops at the Naval Academy Preparatory School, Indiana State University, and Georgia Southern University.

Ivin Jasper
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
TeamNavy
ConferenceAAC
Biographical details
Born (1970-05-14) May 14, 1970
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa B.S. 1994
Playing career
1991–1994Hawaii
Position(s)Quarterback, slotback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996Navy (QB/RB)
1997Naval Academy Prep (RI) (OC)
1998Indiana State (OC)
1999–2001Georgia Southern (QB/FB)
2002–2007Navy (QB)
2008–presentNavy (OC/QB)

Coaching career

Following Jasper’s playing career at Hawaii, he coached the quarterbacks, fullbacks, and slotbacks at Navy for the 1995 and 1996 seasons.[1]

In 1997, Jasper served as the offensive coordinator at the Naval Academy Prep School.[1]

From there, He moved on to Indiana State as the offensive coordinator for the 1998 season.[1]

Jasper spent three seasons, 1999 through 2001, as the quarterbacks and fullbacks coach. Here, he worked for current Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson and helped the Eagles win two NCAA I-AA National Championships.[1]

In 2002, Jasper returned to Navy as the quarterbacks coach. He has been there ever since, adding the offensive coordinator duties prior to the 2008 football season.[1]

Playing career

Jasper was a three-year letterman for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1991–93) at Quarterback and Slotback, where he helped lead Hawai’i to a Western Athletic Conference title.[1]

Personal life

Jasper, a Los Angeles, California native, is a 1994 graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he earned his bachelor's degree in sociology/criminology.[1] He and his wife, Donna, have three children. Their daughter, Dallas, played volleyball at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, Florida. Their oldest son, Jaylen, plays volleyball at Stanford University. Their youngest son, Jarren, is a junior at Broadneck High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[2] He had a heart transplant in January 2018.[3]

References
  1. "Ivin Jasper". navysports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. Schroeder, George (December 7, 2017). "Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper keeps working, waits for a new heart for his son". USA Today Sports. USA Today. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. Dinich, Heather (January 30, 2018). "Jarren Jasper, son of Navy OC Ivin Jasper, gets new heart". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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