Jacksonville State announced the hiring of former Alabama defensive back, Vinnie Sunseri as the new defensive coordinator for the Gamecocks on Thursday.
Sunseri won two BCS National Championships with the Crimson Tide in 2011 and 2012 before having stints in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. Sunseri first moved into the coaching world after retiring from football in 2016 and returning to Tuscaloosa briefly as graduate assistant in 2019. He then joined the New England Patriots’ coaching staff and served as a defensive coaching assistant and running backs coach from 2020 to 2023.
The former Alabama football player served as the Safeties Coach for the Washington Huskies in 2024.
Now, at the age of 33, Sunseri returns to the state of Alabama yet again.
Trevion Ware is from Dallas, Tx, born February 16th. Trevion is a 2018 high school graduate from Dallas Carter High School. Trevion attended 3 colleges as a student & former college track athlete; Texas A&M University-Commerce, Butler Community College, and The University of Louisiana at Monroe. Trevion first attended Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2018-2019 and competed in D2 NCAA, before transferring to Butler Community College in spring 2020. Trevion then went on to compete in JUCO and graduate with his associates degree in liberal arts in spring 2021. Trevion would later transfer to the University of Louisiana at Monroe and competed in D1 NCAA during 2022, before ultimately stepping from track and deciding to focus on a career in sports journalism. Trevion then graduated in the spring of 2024 with his bachelors degree in Mass Communications. Trevion is now a team journalist & reporter, covering Alabama Football for Touchdown Alabama Magazine.
