Jason Onyebuagu (pronounced On-yay, booah-gah), an all-conference offensive lineman at Northern Illinois University with coaching experience in the ACC, joined the NCCU football staff as offensive line coach in January 2014.
He spent the previous three seasons on coaching staffs at Syracuse University (2013) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011-12) as an assistant offensive line coach and offensive graduate assistant. His Syracuse stint ended with a win in the Texas Bowl, while the Tar Heels played in the 2011 Independence Bowl during his first year at North Carolina.
He started his coaching career in 2010 as an assistant offensive line coach at his alma-mater Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind.Â
As a player at Warren Central High School, Onyebuagu was part of three consecutive state championships from 2003-05, being named first-team all-conference in each of those seasons. As a high school senior in 2005, he was tagged as Indiana’s Mr. Football for Offensive Linemen.
Onyebuagu was a standout offensive lineman at Northern Illinois University, where he played in all 51 games during his career (2006-09), including three bowl game appearances. As a senior captain and member of the team’s Leadership Council in 2009, he earned first team all-Mid-American Conference honors as part of the conference’s top rushing offense. He garnered second-team all-MAC recognition in both 2007 and 2008.
He graduated from Northern Illinois in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.
In 2010, he was invited to training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars and played for the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League in 2011.
The Jason Onyebuagu File
Born:Â Dec. 22, 1987
Education:
Northern Illinois University, 2009, bachelor’s degree in communication studies
Collegiate Playing Experience:
Northern Illinois University, offensive lineman (2006-09)
Professional Playing Experience:
Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL), offensive lineman (2010 training camp)
Milwaukee Mustangs (AFL), offensive lineman (2011)
Coaching Experience:
Warren Central High School (Indianapolis, Ind.), assistant coach (offensive line assistant), 2010
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduate assistant coach (offensive assistant/offensive line assistant), 2011-12
Syracuse University, graduate assistant coach (offensive assistant/offensive line assistant), 2013
North Carolina Central University, assistant coach (offensive line), 2014-
