GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman head football coach Clay Hendrix announced today that Kyle Jolly has been named the Paladins' new offensive line coach.
 
Jolly, who last year served as an offensive line assistant, succeeds Matt McCutchan.
 
Prior to coming to Furman last year Jolly served as head football coach at Sickles (Fla.) High School for two years (2022-23) and offensive coordinator at King (Fla.) High School in 2021.
 
Jolly sports Southern Conference coaching experience through a two-year stint (2019-20) at VMI, where he served as offensive line coach/run game coordinator.  In his two seasons in Lexington, he helped the Keydets post an 11-9 record, highlighted by a 6-2 Southern Conference championship campaign in 2020 — VMI's first winning season since 1981 and first league title since 1977.  In addition to the league crown, the Keydets' 5-0 start in 2020 was the program's best since 1960, and its national ranking and FCS playoff appearance that year both represented first-time accomplishments for the Keydets.
 
Jolly's tenure at VMI followed a one-year stop at Concord University as offensive line coach, where he helped the Mountain Lions post dramatic improvement in scoring, first downs, rushing yards, and total offense.
 
Prior to Concord, Jolly served as a graduate assistant coach on offense at Washington for two seasons (2016-17) and at Old Dominion for three years, where he also coached tight ends.
 
Before entering the coaching profession Jolly spent time in the NFL as a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers organizations. He was with the Steelers in 2011 when they captured the AFC Championship and appeared in Super Bowl XLV.
 
As a three-year starter for the University of North Carolina, Jolly earned nods in 38 consecutive games at left tackle and played against West Virginia University in the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte.
 
He was voted team captain for the Tar Heels in 2009 and earned All-ACC honorable mention.  He graduated from UNC in 2009 with a degree in exercise and sports science/communications and added master's degrees in physical education from Old Dominion (2016) and in intercollegiate athletic leadership from Washington (2017).
 
He and his wife Jasmine have two sons.