CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Head Coach Jake Russell has added Jeff Owens to his staff as Defensive Line Coach.
 
Coach Owens' football career began at the collegiate level playing for the University of Georgia from 2005-2009 where he earned his bachelor's degree in child and family development. He started 39 games, was on their SEC Championship Team in 2005, and was named First-Team ALL-SEC that year. Owens was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2010 NFL Draft in the seventh round.
 
Coach Owens's playing career speaks for itself, but as great a football player as he was, he is an even better football coach," Coach Russell shared. "He is truly the best Defensive Line Coach I have ever been around at any level. You could replace any Defensive Line Coach in College Football or the NFL with Coach Owens, and there would be no drop off. His work ethic is unparalleled in everything he does, and it spreads to his players and fellow coaches on staff. Jeff Owens is a great man, husband, father, and mentor for these young men in our program. He is going to develop a lot of great football players on the field, and impact countless lives along the way."
 
Owens began his coaching career in 2011 at West Forsyth High School where he served as Defensive Line Coach. He then was the Defensive Line Coach at Plantation High School before making the leap to the collegiate level as Assistant Defensive Line Coach at Savannah State University. Coach Owens joined Coach Russell's staff at Kentucky Christian University in 2022.
 
Owens was raised in Sunrise, Florida. He is married to his wife Shauntavia and they have three children together.