Jay Bateman

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1973)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Jay Bateman

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| current_title = Defensive coordinator

| current_team = Texas A&M

| current_conference = SEC

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|16}}

| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1991–1994

| player_team1 = Randolph–Macon

| player_positions = Linebacker

| coach_years1 = 1995–1997

| coach_team1 = Benedictine HS (VA) (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1997–1998

| coach_team2 = Hampden–Sydney (GA)

| coach_years3 = 1999

| coach_team3 = Siena (DC)

| coach_years4 = 2000–2003

| coach_team4 = Siena

| coach_years5 = 2004

| coach_team5 = Richmond (asst. secondary)

| coach_years6 = 2005

| coach_team6 = Lehigh (DL)

| coach_years7 = 2006–2010

| coach_team7 = Elon (DC/LB)

| coach_years8 = 2011–2013

| coach_team8 = Ball State (DC/ILB)

| coach_years9 = 2014–2018

| coach_team9 = Army (DC)

| coach_years10 = 2019–2021

| coach_team10 = North Carolina (co-DC/S)

| coach_years11 = 2022–2023

| coach_team11 = Florida (ILB)

| coach_years12 = 2024–present

| coach_team12 = Texas A&M (DC/LB)

| overall_record = 5–35

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Jay Bateman (born July 16, 1973) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Texas A&M Aggies. He was previously the inside linebackers coach for the Florida Gators and the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A former Broyles Award finalist, he has also had assistant coaching stints at Ball State, Army as well as a head coaching stint at Siena from 2000 to 2003.

Coaching career

After graduating from Randolph–Macon College in 1995, Bateman went to work for a company that sold paper machinery. He got into coaching when the owner sold the company, working as an assistant coach at Benedictine High School in Richmond.{{cite web |title=He's UNC's DC. He's a father of two, including a son with autism. Meet Jay Bateman. |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article238615613.html |website=The News & Observer |access-date=4 January 2021}} He got his first job in the college ranks at Hampden–Sydney College in 1997 as a graduate assistant, working with the defensive line and linebackers. He was named the defensive coordinator at Siena College in New York in 1999, and was promoted to head coach in 2000. At the time of his promotion, he was said to be the youngest head coach in Division I football at 26.{{cite web |title=Another day, another new Siena coach |url=https://www.troyrecord.com/news/another-day-another-new-siena-coach/article_b31725e9-b4bc-5ba3-9a9b-17a7ee798bc9.html |website=Troy Record |date=April 26, 2000 |access-date=4 January 2021}} After the football program was shut down in 2003, he joined the coaching staff at Richmond in 2004 as their assistant secondary coach, on a coaching staff that had future college and NFL assistants, such as Mike Elko, Patrick Graham, and Marcus Satterfield. He also had assistant coaching stints under Pete Lembo at Lehigh, Elon, and Ball State.{{cite web |title=Football Coach Pete Lembo Announces Staff |url=https://ballstatesports.com/news/2011/1/3/205070677.aspx |website=Ball State University Athletics |access-date=4 January 2021}}

=Army=

Bateman was named the defensive coordinator at Army in 2014. He was suspended in 2017 when it was revealed that he had received improper information from former Wake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod.{{cite web |title=Army suspends, fines Jay Bateman for receiving leaked Wake Forest information |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18638227/army-black-knights-suspend-fine-jay-bateman-wrongdoing-related-wake-forest-scandal |website=ESPN |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=4 January 2021}} In addition to the suspension, he was also fined $25,000 and forced to attend an ethics training program.{{cite web |title=Army DC Jay Bateman Suspended, Fined for Role in Wake Forest Leak Scandal |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2691729-army-dc-jay-bateman-suspended-fined-for-role-in-wake-forest-leak-scandal |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=4 January 2021}}

Bateman was named a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2018, the award given to the top assistant coach in college football.{{cite web |title=Bateman Voted a Finalist for Broyles Award |url=https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2018/11/26/football-bateman-voted-a-finalist-for-broyles-award.aspx |website=Army West Point Athletics |access-date=4 January 2021}} In his tenure with Army, he improved the Black Knights defense from 91st overall in 2014 to 8th in the country in 2018.{{cite magazine |title=How has UNC defensive coordinator Jay Bateman done more with less and what can be expected this season? |url=https://www.si.com/college/unc/football/how-has-jay-bateman-done-more-with-less |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=August 23, 2019 |access-date=4 January 2021}}

=North Carolina=

Bateman was named the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at North Carolina on December 9, 2018.{{cite web |title=UNC hires Army's Bateman as co-defensive coordinator |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25492407/north-carolina-tar-heels-hire-jay-bateman-co-defensive-coordinator |website=ESPN |date=December 9, 2018 |access-date=4 January 2021}} He and co-coordinator Tommy Thigpen oversaw the position change and development of former quarterback Chazz Surratt into an all-conference linebacker and NFL draftee and brought in several top defensive recruits to the program, being a key player in the Tar Heels' recruiting upswing. After three years leading the Tar Heel defense, Bateman and UNC agreed to part ways after the 2021 season, which featured the worst defensive unit of his tenure.{{cite tweet|author=Bruce Feldman|user=BruceFeldmanCFB|number=1479463652889546752|title=SOURCE: UNC and defensive coordinator Jay Bateman are parting ways}}

=Florida=

In January 2022, Bateman joined Billy Napier's staff at Florida as the inside linebackers coach.{{cite tweet |author=Pete Thamel |user=PeteThamel |author-link=Pete Thamel |number=1483133313556623360 |title=Sources: Former UNC DC Jay Bateman is headed to Florida as the inside linebackers coach. He's the former DC at Army and Ball State.}}

=Texas A&M=

On December 21, 2023, Bateman was hired to become the new defensive coordinator at Texas A&M under new head coach Mike Elko. {{cite web |last1=Karels |first1=Carter |title=Texas A&M set to hire Florida assistant coach Jay Bateman as its new defensive coordinator |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/article/texas-am-aggies-football-set-to-hire-florida-assistant-coach-jay-bateman-as-its-new-defensive-coordinator-223687780/ |publisher=247Sports}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Siena Saints

| conf = Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2000

| endyear = 2003

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2000

| name = Siena

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 8th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2001

| name = Siena

| overall = 1–8

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = T–7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2002

| name = Siena

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 3–5

| confstanding = 6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2003

| name = Siena

| overall = 0–11

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Siena

| overall = 5–35

| confrecord = 5–22

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 5–35

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

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Personal life

Bateman and his wife Heather have two children, Bea and C.J.. C.J. was diagnosed with autism in 2016. Bateman cited that one of the reasons he took the North Carolina job was because UNC and Duke are two of the biggest research institutions in the country and hoped to improve the quality of living for his son.

References

External links

{{Twitter|coachbateman}}
[https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jay-bateman/1932 Texas A&M profile]
[https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jay-bateman/1477 Florida profile]

Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football linebackers

Category:Army Black Knights football coaches

Category:Ball State Cardinals football coaches

Category:Elon Phoenix football coaches

Category:Florida Gators football coaches

Category:Hampden–Sydney Tigers football coaches

Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches

Category:Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets football players

Category:Siena Saints football coaches

Category:Texas A&M Aggies football coaches

Category:High school football coaches in Virginia

Category:Coaches of American football from Virginia

Category:Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia