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An elite tailback would COMPLETELY change this offense. Keeps the defense honest and takes some pressure off of Arch. Of course, a lot of the eliteness of a back comes from the offensive line, which Sark and company knows. I really think they are going to go nuts in the portal.

Think I prefer him in Orange and White.

A 30-year coaching veteran, including 13 in the collegiate ranks as a running backs coach, Juluke will be Texas’ associate head coach (offense)/running backs coach. Share: AUSTIN – A 30-year coaching veteran, including 13 in the collegiate ranks as a running backs coach, Jabbar Juluke (juh-LOO-k) has been named Texas Football's associate head coach (offense)/running backs coach, head coach Steve Sarkisianannounced Friday. Juluke comes to Austin after spending the last four seasons as Florida's associate head coach/running backs coach. Prior to that, he served in similar roles at Louisiana (2018-21) and Texas Tech (2017), while also having mentored running backs at LSU (2016) and Louisiana Tech (2013-15). He spent the first 17 years of his career as a high school coach in the state of Louisiana. This past season at Florida, Juluke guided sophomore running back Jadan Baugh to a second-team All-SEC honors, including amassing 1,170 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground on 220 carries (5.3 ypc). Baugh ranked third in the SEC in both rushing yards and rushing yards per game (97.5), while ranking 15th and 16th respectively in those categories nationally. Baugh also caught 33 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns with his 122.3 all-purpose yards per game ranking second in the SEC and eighth in the FBS. Skip Ad In 2024, Juluke helped guide Florida to a late-season charge, winning the last four games of the season to finish with an 8-5 record overall, with victories over No. 21 LSU, No. 9 Ole Miss, Florida State and Tulane in the 16th Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. The Gators were one of just six unranked teams in the nation to post multiple top-25 wins on the year. Individually, Baugh led the team with 133 rushes for 673 yards and seven touchdowns, earning Freshman All-SEC accolades. Baugh ranked second in rushing yards by a freshman in the SEC and his five rushing touchdowns against Kentucky in his first career start tied the program record with Trey Burton (2010) and Tim Tebow (2007). Florida was the only FBS team to be 3-0 when starting a true freshmen backfield that season. Montrell Johnson had 593 rushing yards and six scores in just 10 games, while Ja'Kobi Jackson had 509 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the year. Johnson finished second in the nation in rush yards per carry at 5.93. Johnson, who was coached by Juluke his entire career, ended his collegiate tenure with over 3,000 rushing yards. Skip Ad In 2023, Juluke saw his duo of Trevor Etienne and Johnson lead the Gators' backfield with a combined 67.2% of carries (283 of 421) and 87.5% of the team's net rushing yardage (1,570 of 1,794). They finished with nearly identical averages in rushing yards per game with Etienne at 68.5, and Johnson at 68.1. During his first year leading Florida's running backs room, the Gators finished the regular season as the third-most productive rushing offense in the nation and best in the conference in yards per carry (5.84). Florida ran the ball for an average of 213.7 yards per game in 2022, which ranked 16th in the FBS and third in the SEC. At the forefront of the Florida's mighty ground offense was the running back duo formed by freshman Trevor Etienne and Louisiana transfer Montrell Johnson Jr, who averaged 5.7 yards per carry and 120.0 rushing yards per game, while combining for a touchdown in all 12 regular-season games and scoring 17 total touchdowns. They were one of only 15 running back duos in the FBS to rush for over 700 yards apiece in 2022. Johnson, who Juluke recruited out of high school to play at UL, finished the 2022 campaign ranked tied for fourth in the SEC in rushing touchdowns (10) and became the first UF running back to rush for over 800 yards since La'Mical Perine in 2018. Meanwhile, Etienne ranked fourth in yards per carry (6.1), tied for 10th in touchdowns (six) and eighth in rushing yards (719) in the FBS among true freshmen. Prior to Florida, Juluke spent the four previous years (2018-21) on Billy Napier's staff at Louisiana, which included four straight Sun Belt West Division titles, a share of the Sun Belt title in 2020, and the championship in 2021. Juluke coached two running backs who were drafted in back-to-back years (2020-21) – Eli Mitchell by the San Francisco 49ers and Raymond Calais by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mitchell was named First Team All-Sun Belt in 2020 and led Louisiana in rushing, with 141 carries for 878 yards and eight touchdowns. His yardage total was third in the league and 23rd nationally, while his eight rushing scores were the fifth most in the Sun Belt and tied for 41st nationally. Mitchell finished his career ranked fifth in career rushing touchdowns (41) and sixth in career rushing yards (3,267) and set the program record for most rushing yards in a bowl game after tallying 127 yards and a touchdown in the 2020 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. The 2019 FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year, Juluke led the Ragin' Cajuns to their best rushing season in program history in 2019, setting school records in total rushing yards (3,604) and rushing touchdowns (42). Louisiana finished the season ranked third nationally in yards per rush (6.28), rushing touchdowns (42) and sixth in total rushing yards. Prior to a season at Texas Tech (2017), he was the running backs coach at LSU in 2016. Juluke tutored one of the nation's top running backs in Leonard Fournette who was the No. 5 overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft. He also worked with Derrius Guice that season, pushing the sophomore to 1,428 yards and 11 touchdowns while being named to the All-SEC First Team with Fournette. He began his collegiate coaching career at Louisiana Tech, where he spent three seasons (2013-15) as the running backs coach. Juluke helped the Bulldogs win the Conference USA West Division title in 2014. He was also heavily involved in recruiting efforts and helped land three 2017 NFL Draft picks in wide receivers Carlos Henderson (Denver Broncos), Trent Tyalor (San Francisco 49ers) and safety Xavier Woods (Dallas Cowboys). Juluke arrived at Louisiana Tech following nine years as the head coach at Edna Karr High School in New Orleans. Juluke was regarded as one of Louisiana's top high school coaches during that time as he compiled an 80-39 record that was capped by a perfect 14-0 mark and a Class 4A state title in 2012. Juluke guided Edna Karr to seven district titles and two state runner-up finishes during his tenure. He boasted a 49-8 record over his final four seasons alone which featured three appearances in the state championship game. Most impressively, Juluke helped over 70 of his players earn college football scholarships during his head coaching career. Prior to his stint at Edna Karr, Juluke served as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at O.P. Walker High School for one season (2002). Juluke coached linebackers at St. Augustine High School in 2000 and 2001 after serving as the wide receivers coach for Brother Martin High School in 1999. Juluke began his coaching career as the defensive coordinator for Frederick Douglas High School from 1996-98. As a player, Juluke helped guide Southern University to an 11-1 record and a Black National Championship in 1993. In addition to his time as a standout safety for the Jaguars, Juluke also lettered one season with the men's basketball program during the 1994-95 campaign. He earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Southern in 1999. Juluke is a native of New Orleans. He and his wife, Denise, are parents to three children – Jahmad, Jamari and Dyrius Smith. Jabbar Juluke Coaching History 2025-current: Texas, Associate Head Coach (Offense)/Running Backs Coach 2022-25: Florida, Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Coach 2018-21: Louisiana, Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Coach 2017: Texas Tech, Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Coach 2016: LSU, Running Backs Coach 2013-15: Louisiana Tech, Running Backs Coach 2006-12: Edna Karr High School, Head Coach 2005: McKinley High School, Assistant Coach 2003-04: Edna Karr High School, Head Coach 2002: O.P. Walker High School, Defensive Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator 2000-01: St. Augustine High School, Linebackers 1999: Brother Martin High School, Wide Receivers 1996-98: Frederick Douglas High School, Defensive Coordinator RELATED

Sark’s “mystery search” turned out to be a seasoned SEC RB coach with deep Louisiana and Florida ties, a résumé full of 1,000-yard backs, and actual proof of development. Not a vibes hire. Not a splash hire. A grown-up hire. Florida didn’t fight to keep him, Sark moved fast, and suddenly everyone’s pretending they weren’t skeptical five posts ago. Bonus points if a certain All-SEC back “coincidentally” answers a few texts. Bottom line: this checks every box Texas needed—experience, recruiting footprint, and stability. Now please find a back who turns two yards into six so we can stop lighting candles for the interior OL.

It's always a great day to be a Longhorn. Welcome to the 40! 🤘

@Bobby BurtonDoes he coached the bowl game

@Jeff Howe does he coached the bowl game?

Most if not all of it won’t happen. But the fact that it could is why college football never actually sleeps—it just doomscrolls and refreshes.

Minor quibble. The way you are pronouncing Lafayette is how the onion Indiana is pronounced. Lafayette, LA is pronounced: laf-e-ette laffy-ette or Laughy-ette

Good hire for Sark. Keep that Louisiana connection intact.

I think Sark saw my super chat this morning.

Boom!!

Agreed

Is MT III’s closest comp on the team athletically and size wise Wingo?

He was already planning on retiring after next season, but that deal definitely could have accelerated it.

I’ve already Baught my Jersey 😂

Even if we don’t get Baugh, this is huge for developing Michael Terry III at RB

Florida ON3 staffer seems to think they will keep Baugh at Florida

I don’t know if Arch and Baugh have been following each other on Instagram but they are now haha

Thank CJ🤘🏼

Jadan Baugh 🤞

No. Sumrall had his own guy come with him.

Did Florida try to retain him?

If a guy is an obvious, Day-1 upgrade, you don’t hold a symposium about “fit” — you go get him and sort the rest out later. Especially when the alternative is rerunning an interior OL experiment that already face-planted. And on Scudero: this is exactly how you end up watching a plug-and-play contributor help someone else while we congratulate ourselves on patience and development. Sometimes the easy eval is the correct one. If they make you better take the upgrades and move on!

I just hope he can find a downhill back with contact balance who can turn 2 yards into 6