Hinds Community College Men's Football

Williams is now in his fourth season in his second stint as the Eagles defensive coordinator, a role in which he previously held from 2003-2009. His impact on the Hinds defense in his first season back in Raymond was evident from the get-go, as Williams' unit finished 14th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) standings in total defense by allowing only 20.2 points per game and allowing only 362.2 yards per game (195.6 passing, 166.6 rushing). The stingy defense, which also finished fifth in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) in total defense, concluded the season with 29 sacks, 19 fumble recoveries and 13 interceptions.   He served as the defensive coordinator at Co-Lin during the 2011 and 2012 seasons, helping lead the Wolfpack to the 2012 MACJC state championship, and spent the 2010 season as the defensive line coach at East Mississippi Community College.   During Williams previous seven-year stint at Hinds, the Eagles were consistently in the top of the leagues standings in total defense.  In his first two seasons at Hinds (2003 and 2004), the Eagles posted back-to-back 9-2 campaigns and consecutive state runner-up finishes.   A former standout at Mississippi Delta Community College and Mississippi State University, Williams returned to MDCC to begin his coaching career for a six-year stint, serving as the Trojans defensive coordinator and defensive line coach from 1997 until 2002. He helped guide Delta to a pair of state runner-up finishes (1997 and 2001) and a state semifinal appearance in 2000.   Williams, a graduate of Indianola Gentry High School, led the Trojans to an undefeated season and the 1993 NJCAA national championship and made second-team NJCAA All-American in the process.    He continued his playing career at Mississippi State as a defensive end under former head coach Jackie Sherrill, where he led the Bulldogs in sacks in both 1994 and 1995 (12.5 career sacks) and was selected as the Bulldogs Most Valuable Defensive Player in the Peach Bowl after collecting a sack as well as a forced fumble and fumble recovery against North Carolina State.   He earned his bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies from Mississippi State after spending time with the NFLs Baltimore Ravens and the Scotland Claymores of the World Football League.   Williams has one daughter, Annastasis. Larry Williams is now in his fourth season in his second stint as the Eagles defensive coordinator, a role in which he previously held from 2003-2009. His impact on the Hinds defense in his first season back in Raymond was evident from the get-go, as Williams' unit finished 14th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) standings in total defense by allowing only 20.2 points per game and allowing only 362.2 yards per game (195.6 passing, 166.6 rushing). The stingy defense, which also finished fifth in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) in total defense, concluded the season with 29 sacks, 19 fumble recoveries and 13 interceptions.   He served as the defensive coordinator at Co-Lin during the 2011 and 2012 seasons, helping lead the Wolfpack to the 2012 MACJC state championship, and spent the 2010 season as the defensive line coach at East Mississippi Community College.   During Williams previous seven-year stint at Hinds, the Eagles were consistently in the top of the leagues standings in total defense.  In his first two seasons at Hinds (2003 and 2004), the Eagles posted back-to-back 9-2 campaigns and consecutive state runner-up finishes.   A former standout at Mississippi Delta Community College and Mississippi State University, Williams returned to MDCC to begin his coaching career for a six-year stint, serving as the Trojans defensive coordinator and defensive line coach from 1997 until 2002. He helped guide Delta to a pair of state runner-up finishes (1997 and 2001) and a state semifinal appearance in 2000.   Williams, a graduate of Indianola Gentry High School, led the Trojans to an undefeated season and the 1993 NJCAA national championship and made second-team NJCAA All-American in the process.    He continued his playing career at Mississippi State as a defensive end under former head coach Jackie Sherrill, where he led the Bulldogs in sacks in both 1994 and 1995 (12.5 career sacks) and was selected as the Bulldogs Most Valuable Defensive Player in the Peach Bowl after collecting a sack as well as a forced fumble and fumble recovery against North Carolina State.   He earned his bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies from Mississippi State after spending time with the NFLs Baltimore Ravens and the Scotland Claymores of the World Football League.   Williams has one daughter, Annastasis.

Hinds Community College has hired Chris Jones as the new head football coach at Hinds, beginning in January. Jones has had a stellar career as a high school coach over 12 years, with an impressive 129-37 overall coaching record. He has led Starkville High School teams to three Mississippi High School Activities Association state championship appearances in 2017, 2022 and 2023. His Kemper County High School team won the 2016 MHSAA 3A State Championship and his Starkville High School team won the 2022 MHSAA 6A State Championship. He was named the 2023 Coach of the Year in football by the Mississippi Association of Coaches. A Shuqualak native and a 2000 graduate of Noxubee County High School, where he had a stellar career as a quarterback and wide receiver, Jones played wide receiver at Jackson State University, ranking third all-time in receptions and yards and contributing to one of the top offenses in Division I-AA history. Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Jackson State University and a Master of Counseling in Psychology from the University of West Alabama. "When Coach Williams announced he was leaving, we needed to find a new coach that is a winner – not just on the field but off it as well," said Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik. "By naming Chris Jones as our new football coach, we far exceeded my expectations. He was a stellar student-athlete himself and as a leader, he has won at every level of football. Coach Jones is going to do so here, too. Most importantly, he understands our mission, vision and values, the core of all we do at the college. From student-athletes to faculty, staff and administration, everyone is excited to welcome Chris and his family into our special Hinds family." After leaving Jackson State, Jones had stints in the NFL, including with the Minnesota Vikings (2005-2006) and Seattle Seahawks (2007) as well as the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders (2008-2009) and the AFL's Kansas City Brigade (2008). "We were fortunate to have some truly exceptional finalists for head football coach at Hinds, but Chris stood out as the leader who will take Hinds football to the next level," said Athletic Director Nathan Werremeyer. "With his remarkable experience across high school, college and professional football, along with his extensive connections, I am confident he will inspire our student-athletes to find their purpose, passion and profession in whatever they want to do."  A meet-and-greet event is being planned in the spring semester to introduce Coach Jones to the Hinds community and hear about his vision for the program, Werremeyer said. His wife, Shaunacy Jones, is a Jackson native who graduated from Lanier High School and Jackson State University. They have two children, Carrington, 17, and Christopher, 13.

Murphy begins his eighth season on the Hinds staff and seventh as offensive coordinator in 2016. He was in charge of a unit in 2013 that finished 16th overall in the final

Former Southern Miss and South Panola standout defensive lineman Terrance Pope is in his first season as Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach for the Hinds CC Eagles football team. Before Hinds, Pope was an assistant coach on Buddy Stephens’ East Mississippi Community College football staff. His initial season in the collegiate ranks resulted in the Lions claiming their ninth conference championship during a 15-year span as well as increasing his personal state championship ring count to the same total. The successful 11-year high school coaching veteran previously won a combined total of eight rings as a player and coach at the prep level.  Two seasons ago he earned a second straight Mississippi Association of Community College Conference (MACCC) championship with East Mississippi, which finished as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) runners-up. Pope helped coach five EMCC defensive linemen who went on to sign with four-year programs, including two with SEC schools. Pope arrived on the Scooba campus in 2023 after serving two seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at perennial Class 6A state powerhouse Starkville High School.   Prior to his successful coaching stint under the direction of SHS head coach Chris Jones, Pope spent the two previous seasons in the same coaching capacity as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for head coach Randal Montgomery’s North Panola High School squad. A product of South Panola High School’s historical 89-game winning streak that produced five consecutive Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A state championships (2003-2007), Pope began his football coaching career at his prep alma mater following his Southern Miss playing career when his former high school head coach Lance Pogue hired him on SPHS’s staff beginning with the 2012 season. Following his career-launching, six-year coaching stop at South Panola as the staff’s tight ends and defensive line coach, which produced two more Class 6A state championships (2012 and 2014) for the Tigers, Pope spent the 2018 season as an assistant on M.C. Miller’s coaching staff at Louisville High School. As the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Pope earned another state championship ring for the team’s Class 4A title run. His championship pedigree was formed during his title-filled prep playing days at South Panola High School, where the Tigers went 60-0 with four straight Class 5A championships during his playing career (2004-2007) in Batesville. As a senior, Pope garnered all-region and first-team, all-state honors from the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) before capping his high school career by participating in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic. Pope’s winning ways competing on the gridiron continued in the collegiate ranks at the University of Southern Mississippi. Playing all four USM seasons (2008-2011) under the guidance of coaching veteran Larry Fedora, Pope was a four-year starter at defensive tackle for the Golden Eagles, debuting by earning 2008 Freshman All-Conference USA first-team honors.  He played a key role on four straight winning teams that participated in postseason bowl games en route to compiling a collective overall record of 34-19 (.642) and 20-12 league mark. Pope capped his productive college playing career by earning All-Conference USA second-team recognition from Phil Steele’s publication after helping lead the 2011 Golden Eagles squad to a school-record 12 wins, a Conference USA championship and a victory in the Hawaii Bowl. Pope is a 2012 Southern Miss graduate with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and certified in special education teaching. Pope and his wife Bridney has 5 children: Tegan, Madison, Cason, Kyndal, and Kruz.

Dillon is in his eighth season as the running backs coach at Hinds. Dillon also serves as the head coach for the highly regarded Hinds mens and women's track & field programs.  His tenure at Hinds has seen a remarkable amount of success, including 21 individual national championships and three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) records. He was also the 2008 NJCAA Coach of the Year. Dillon is a native of Tylertown and is a graduate of Tylertown High School. He furthered his education here at Hinds Community College and Jackson State University.  After his time at JSU, Dillon returned to Hinds, serving as an assistant football coach from 1997-2004. Dillon has sent numerous athletes to four-year colleges around the nation during his tenure at Hinds. Perhaps his best known athlete is Trell Kimmons of Coldwater, who won the 2006 NJCAA Indoor title when he ran the 60 meter dash in 6.53 seconds, and Kimmons also went on to win the 200 meter dash in 2006 at Kansas State University, finishing in 20.89 seconds. He has since signed with adidas and runs professionally and in 2010 he tutored Kimmons to his personal best of 9.95 in the 100m.  Kimmons also ran a wind-aided 9.92 in 2010. Kimmons competed in the 2012 London Olympics as the lead man on the 4x100 meter relay team and earned a silver medal. Dillon, who resides in Raymond, also worked with Tyson Gay, the American record holder in the 100m dash (9.77), during the Summer of 2007. Reginald Dillon Head Men's & Women's Track Coach Reginald Dillon is in his eighth season as the running backs coach at Hinds. Dillon also serves as the head coach for the highly regarded Hinds mens and women's track & field programs.  His tenure at Hinds has seen a remarkable amount of success, including 21 individual national championships and three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) records. He was also the 2008 NJCAA Coach of the Year. Dillon is a native of Tylertown and is a graduate of Tylertown High School. He furthered his education here at Hinds Community College and Jackson State University.  After his time at JSU, Dillon returned to Hinds, serving as an assistant football coach from 1997-2004. Dillon has sent numerous athletes to four-year colleges around the nation during his tenure at Hinds. Perhaps his best known athlete is Trell Kimmons of Coldwater, who won the 2006 NJCAA Indoor title when he ran the 60 meter dash in 6.53 seconds, and Kimmons also went on to win the 200 meter dash in 2006 at Kansas State University, finishing in 20.89 seconds. He has since signed with adidas and runs professionally and in 2010 he tutored Kimmons to his personal best of 9.95 in the 100m.  Kimmons also ran a wind-aided 9.92 in 2010. Kimmons competed in the 2012 London Olympics as the lead man on the 4x100 meter relay team and earned a silver medal. Dillon, who resides in Raymond, also worked with Tyson Gay, the American record holder in the 100m dash (9.77), during the Summer of 2007.

Omarr Conner has been with the Hinds football program since 2015. Conner will be the Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receiver’s Coach going into the 2025 season. Conner previously spent three years coaching at Hinds as the wide receivers coach before taking over as the quarterbacks coach. A Macon native, Conner graduated from Noxubee County High School. During his playing career at Noxubee County, Conner was named to the Dandy Dozen, as a Parade All-American, and as the Mississippi Player of the Year. Conner moved on to Mississippi State University where he started at wide receiver his freshman season in 2003 before he was moved to quarterback and started there the next three seasons.   He returned to his high school alma mater to start his coaching career. Conner served as the quarterbacks coach for one season before becoming the receivers coach at Yazoo County High School for three seasons. Conner then moved on to Louisville High School where he served as the offensive coordinator for three seasons. While there, his offense helped win a state championship in 2014. In 2015, Conner came to the college coaching ranks as wide receivers coach for Hinds. Conner coached six receivers and two running backs who went to National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I institutions following careers at Hinds. One of those receivers was Javon Wims, now in the NFL with the Chicago Bears. Conner and his wife, the former Ashley have four children, Lailya, Ariel, Donovan and Carson Conner.   

Quentin Saulsberry is in his first season at Hinds and will be charge of the Offensive Line and Strength & Conditioning.  Before Hinds, Quentin was the Offensive Line Coach with the Southwest Mississippi Community College Bears. Before his stop in Summit, he coached the offensive line at Starkville High School. A native of Independence in Tate County, Saulsberry graduated from Independence High School in 2007 after lettering all four years for the Wildcats. After graduation Saulsberry enrolled at Mississippi State where he continued his academics and athletics for the Bulldogs as an offensive lineman. While in Starkville, Saulsberry started 52-consecutive games for the Bulldogs. He earned freshman All-SEC honors. During his junior year he earned All-SEC Second Team and All-SEC Honorable Mention during his senior year.   Following his time at Mississippi State, Saulsberry went into the NFL signing as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings. He also played for the Denver Broncos before playing in the Canadian Football League for the Winnepeg Blue Bombers. Afterward he played for the New Orleans Voodoo of the Arena Football League.   After his playing career wrapped, Saulsberry entered law enforcement as a patrol officer with the Starkville Police Department. He then became a School Resource Officer at Starkville High before transitioning into coaching full-time with the Yellow Jackets.   Saulsberry has three children: Quentin McCoy, Dakota and Christian.

Micah Lewis is in his first season as the Hinds Running Backs Coach. For the last five seasons, he was an Assistant Coach for the Starkville High School Yellowjackets football team.    He graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. Before his time at Mississippi State, he was a standout on the gridiron for the Northwest Rankin High School Cougars.    Lewis and his wife, Olivia, are expecting a baby girl in June 2025.