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Jemal Griffin, the former Director of Football Operations at the University of Maryland, serves as Chief of Staff of the Vanderbilt football program. Griffin and Commodore Head Coach James Franklin both came from Terrapins' athletics department.
Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Griffin worked five years at Maryland. He was the Terps' operations director for the last three years, responsible for the daily management of the Maryland football program, including all aspects of team travel, budget management, team housing, fundraising and special events.
Griffin served as assistant recruiting coordinator during the 2006 and 2007 seasons when the Terps landed a pair of classes that were highlighted by 31 student-athletes ranked among the top 100 nationally at their positions, including nine All-Americans.
Prior to arriving at Maryland, Griffin spent seven years as a member of the staff at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore. He started as defensive backs coach in 1999, a year later he was named assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, where he was tasked with all aspects of the Warriors' offense and recruiting. While there, Griffin coached two high school All-Americans, as well as many all-state and All-Metro players. His teams earned a 45-27 record during his tenure, including two Baltimore County 3A-4A championships and two Maryland 4A North championships.
A native of Baltimore, Griffin earned his degree in management science from Coppin State University, where he was a four-year starter on the Eagles baseball team, and MEAC's All-Tournament team as a senior.
He and his wife, Carla, are the parents of two boys, Brandon and Joshua, and a daughter, Billie Grace.
