University of North Carolina Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Offensive Graduate Assistant
UNC alum Jarrod James joined the Carolina coaching staff as an offensive graduate assistant in 2016.
James was a member of the UNC football team from 2011-13 and played in games at center during his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons. He was granted a medicial exemption for his final two seasons due to a neck injury. Over the last two seasons, he served as an undergraduate student assistant coach working with offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic.
As a redshirt freshman in 2012, James was part of a UNC team that went 8-4 overall under first-year head coach Larry Fedora and tied for the Coastal Division with a 5-3 record. In 2015, the Tar Heels won the Coastal Divsion and competed in their first-ever ACC Championship Game.
Off the field, James was involved in several community service initiatives, including Read for Children, UNC Children's Hospital Visits, UNC Burn Center Visit, YMCA Hopes Camp, Give Kids A Smile with UNC Dental School and the Charles House Community Clean-Up.
James earned his degree in exercise and sport science from North Carolina in 2016.
