Jamaal Fobbs, the latest member to join the Fobbs’ family coaching circle, begins his first season as an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana University.
The son of North Carolina A&T head coach Lee Fobbs, Jr., and the younger brother of McNeese State assistant Broderick Fobbs, Jamaal Fobbs spent the 2006 season as a volunteer assistant coach for his father at NCA&T where he coached the Aggie quarterbacks.
A 1996 graduate from New Orleans’ St. Augustine High School and 2001 graduate of OSU, Fobbs also served as a graduate offensive assistant at LSU in 2005, helping the Tigers to a Peach Bowl win over Miami.
Prior to his time at LSU, Fobbs worked as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at NAIA Texas College. Under Fobbs’ guidance, the Steers’ offense ranked eighth in the NAIA while the kickoff return unit led its conference in return yardage at 27.2.
Fobbs, who broke the freshman single-season rushing record along with Thurman Thomas' single-game record while in Stillwater. He set the freshman rushing record at OSU in 1996, totaling 849 yards, and finished as the Cowboys' all-time leader in kickoff return and all-purpose yards. A two-time All Big 12 and five-time Big 12 Player of the Week selection, Fobbs earned the Barry Sanders Award and was a member of the Cowboys' 1997 Alamo Bowl team.
A four-year letterwinner at St. Augustine, Fobbs was a three-time All-Metro selection and a Class 5A All-State selection in 1996. Fobbs rushed for over 3,000 yards in his career and helped the Purple Knights to the state semifinals in 1993 and 1996.
Fobbs signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2002 and played for the Frankfort Galaxy in NFL Europe. He began his coaching career at Texas College, where he was the school's offensive coordinator and running backs coach.
A native of Monroe, Fobbs also participates in numerous community activities, including speaking at Fellowship of Christian Athletes events and at area schools. During his career in Stillwater, Fobbs spent time as a public speaker at area schools and was the recipient of the Community Champion Award for completing the most community hours at OSU during a 12-month period.
Fobbs is single and resides in Hammond.
