The Associated Press | January 21, 2014 Jacksonville St. promotes Grass to head coach Share JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Jacksonville State has promoted offensive coordinator John Grass to head coach.The Gamecocks elevated Grass on Tuesday night, hours after announcing that Bill Clark was leaving after one season. Clark will be introduced as UAB's head coach on Wednesday.Grass was offensive coordinator and assistant head coach last season after 17 years as a head coach in the high school ranks.Grass, a 1990 Jacksonville State graduate, led an offense that set 49 school records during the Gamecocks' run to the FCS playoffs.Jacksonville State had 24 scoring drives of less than one minute. The Gamecocks' 6,637 yards of total offense was 1,755 yards more than the previous record.The team also scored 528 points, 107 more than the previous mark set in 1991, and produced a Ohio Valley Conference-record 48 rushing touchdowns. FCS football rankings: Eastern Washington soars, the Ivy League returns in the latest Coaches Poll There’s shuffling in the latest FCS Coaches poll after Week 5 saw two top-11 matchups and three ranked games overall. Here are some takeaways. READ MORE WATCH: Jacksonville State stuns Florida State with 59-yard last-second touchdown Jacksonville State becomes the second FCS team to beat an FBS squad this season after completing a remarkable comeback, capped by a last-second hail mary. Watch it here. READ MORE Here are the top 4 dynamic duos in the FCS entering 2021 These elite tandems in FCS football will look to make their mark in 2021. Here are the top 4 dynamic duos in the FCS entering 2021. READ MORE