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Jake Dawson hired as Knoxville Catholic’s defensive coordinator

Former Tennessee assistant Jake Dawson named defensive coordinator at Knoxville Catholic.

Catholic High School in Knoxville has hired Jake Dawson as co-defensive coordinator.

Dawson is expected to call plays.

He joins head coach Philip Shadowens’ staff at Catholic. Shadowens was the Fighting Irish’s co-interim head coach in 2023. He was promoted to a permanent head coach on Dec. 19, 2023.

Dawson served as a defensive undergraduate assistant for the Vols from 2019-20. He was co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Heritage High School in Maryville, Tennessee from 2022-23.

Prior to joining Joe Osovet’s staff at Heritage, Dawson served as safeties coach in 2021 at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee.

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Joe Osovet hires former Vols’ undergraduate assistant as co-defensive coordinator

Joe Osovet hires a former Vols’ undergraduate assistant as co-defensive coordinator at Heritage.

Former Tennessee assistant Joe Osovet was hired as head coach at Heritage High School in Maryville, Tennessee on Feb. 9.

Osovet announced Monday he has hired Jake Dawson to his coaching staff.

Dawson will serve as Heritage’s co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach.

Dawson served as a defensive undergraduate assistant at Tennessee from 2019-20. He was a safeties coach in 2021 at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee.

With the Vols, Osovet served as director of player development (2018) and director of football programming (2019). He was tight ends coach for Tennessee in 2020.

Osovet served as head coach at Nassau Community College from 2013-15. He was hired as head coach at ASA College from 2016-17 before joining the Southeastern Conference at Tennessee.

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