Jamere Hogue joined ETSU’s football coaching staff in 2025 as the team’s new defensive line coach. Hogue comes to ETSU after spending the last two seasons coaching the defensive line at McNeese State.
He arrived at McNeese in June 2023 after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb, where he led a talented and disruptive group of defensive linemen that included All-American and Big South Defensive Player of the Year, defensive end Ty French.
In 2022, Hogue led a defense that ranked first in the Big South in five categories, including total sacks where it also ranked 10th in the FCS with 2.92 per game. That helped guide GWU into the FCS playoffs where it defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before falling to No. 5 William & Mary in the second.
Hogue’s front four was one of the nation’s best in the spring 2021 season, ranking No. 6 in sacks and No. 8 in tackles for loss. French was named Big South Defensive Freshman of the Year, earned Freshman All-America honors and was first-team All-Big South choice.
Hogue joined the GWU family in January of 2021 following three seasons at Division II Tusculum (Tenn.) University. During his time with the Pioneers, Hogue coached the defensive line, handle duties as the team’s equipment coordinator and oversaw the Pioneers’ student assistant program.
One of Hogue’s pupils, defensive end Nelson Louis, was named South Atlantic Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2018 after posting 17 tackles for loss. Another, tackle Colton Strickland, earned second-team All-SAC honors in 2018.
Before his time in Greeneville, Tenn., Hogue worked as the defensive line coach at Brevard (N.C.) College on the Division II level. He also served as the program’s Strength & Conditioning Coordinator and oversaw the Tornados’ study hall.
As a student-athlete, the Morristown, Tenn., native starred on the defensive line at Tennessee Tech. A three-year starter, Hogue helped the Golden Eagles to the 2011 OVC Championship – serving as a team captain on that squad. He was a teammate of former Buccaneer head coach Tre Lamb.
Hogue was named the Golden Eagles’ Most Valuable Defensive Lineman as a senior in 2011 and finished his career with 82 total tackles. He played one season at tight end before moving to the defensive side of the ball.
Hogue graduated from Tennessee Tech in 2012 with a degree in exercise and social sciences. He played high school football at Morristown West (Tenn.) High, lettering in three sports. He was a three-time All-Conference choice in football and basketball and lettered with the Track & Field team. Hogue was an All-Northeast Tennessee selection in football.
He and his wife, Jacquie, are the proud parents of their daughter Jazlynn, and their son Jakai.
