Bowie State Names Two-Time FCS OC Jason Phillips As Offensive Coordinator

“Jason Phillips, a two-time Football Championship Subdivision offensive coordinator, is reuniting with Odums to serve as Bowie State's offensive coordinator, FootballScoop has learned,” the outlet reported March 1, 2026. The move, if finalized, pairs Phillips with new head coach Dawson Odums as the Bulldogs attempt to reverse a 3-7 2025 campaign.

FootballScoop framed the hire as deliberate, writing that “Bowie State leadership seems to be sending a pretty clear message about the school's football program.” The report ties Phillips to a successful stretch on the Alcorn staff, noting the “Phillips-McNair combo, with the rest of the Alcorn staff, helped the Braves win back-to-back SWAC Championships, twice go to the Celebration Bowl and also garnered multiple additional SWAC divisional crowns.”

Phillips’ résumé in the report is varied and specific. FootballScoop says he rose to offensive coordinator in the junior college ranks at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, was tabbed interim head coach when that program made a change at the top, and previously served an interim coach role for one month at Norfolk State. The item also lists time on FBS staffs at Troy University, a brief run coaching prep football in East Tennessee, and college playing years at Tusculum after starring at Maryville High School under Tennessee Sports Hall of Famer George Quarles.

Bowie State’s program context is laid out in the same report. The school competes in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and, after a coaching change following the 3-7 2025 season, hired Odums last month. FootballScoop says the Bulldogs open their 2026 season in September at Virginia State University, and because the schedule is front-loaded with road games, Odums and Phillips would not make their home coaching debuts until Oct. 3 when Bowie State hosts Shaw University in a CIAA contest.

There is a notable staff-directory discrepancy to reconcile. Bowie State’s athletics staff directory lists Matt Goggans as Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and says he “enters his third season at Bowie State University as the Offensive Coordinator.” FootballScoop’s report that Phillips is being added as offensive coordinator creates an overlap in published roles; the school has not publicly clarified current staff alignments or whether Goggans’ title will change.

MEAC/SWAC outlets and blog posts have echoed the FootballScoop reporting, including social tags connecting the report to Phillips’ public handle. The reporting leaves several details open for confirmation: the exact nature of the prior working relationship between Phillips and Odums, which two stops account for the “two-time FCS offensive coordinator” label, and formal roster moves within Bowie State’s staff.

If the hire is finalized, Phillips arrives with junior college coordinator experience, a one-month interim stop at Norfolk State, FBS staff experience at Troy, and a role on an Alcorn staff that produced back-to-back SWAC titles and Celebration Bowl appearances. That résumé will be measured first in the Sept. road opener at Virginia State and then in the Oct. 3 home debut against Shaw.