JACKSONVILLE—Head coach Charles Kelly has hired Lawrence Dawsey as the wide receivers coach on his 2025 Jacksonville State football staff.
 
The Dothan native comes back to Alabama after spending the last three seasons at Appalachian State as the wide receivers coach, which included a Sun Belt East Division title in 2023. Last season, the Mountaineers had two All-Sun Belt receivers in first teamer Kaedin Robinson and third teamer Makai Jackson. Robinson averaged 93.3 yards per game before a season-ending injury.
 
Prior to working as an analyst at Texas A&M for two seasons, Dawsey was on staff at Florida State for 10 years working with receivers and was elevated to co-offensive coordinator by the end of his tenure. This included working as the pass game coordinator and receivers coach during the Seminoles' 2013 national championship season.
 
Three times, Dawsey has been recognized as one of the top 10 recruiters in the ACC by Rivals and was the 2011 ACC Recruiter of the Year by SI.com.
 
Dawsey's coaching career started at the high school level in Tampa before joining Nick Saban's LSU staff as a graduate assistant during the 2003 national championship season before spending the next three seasons at USF as receivers coach.
 
He was drafted in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after an All-American career at Florida State. Dawsey was the United Press International's NFC Rookie of the Year in 1991 when he recorded 818 yards on 55 catches.
 
The Gamecocks are coming off their third-straight nine-win season and second consecutive bowl game appearance in their second year at the FBS level.