Football
Jason Novak
- Title:
- Head Coach - Strength and Conditioning (Football)
- Email:
- football@msu.edu
- Phone Number:
- 355-1647
Jason Novak enters his fourth year as the head coach of strength and conditioning for the football program in 2023. His offseason strength and conditioning program was one of the key reasons for Michigan State's school-record turnaround season in 2021 as the Spartans won 11 games, beat No. 12 Pittsburgh in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and finished ranked in the top 10 of the national polls (No. 8 coaches, No. 9 AP).
Novak has extensive experience in the field, including serving as the head of physical conditioning at IMG Academy (2019-20), four years as the director of strength and conditioning at Central Michigan (2015-19), and 11 years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tennessee Titans (2004-15).
"Jason is definitely a high-energy coach," said MSU head coach Mel Tucker. "He has an incredible amount of experience, both at the NFL and collegiate levels. He's a great teacher and motivator who develops his players. He's also on the cutting edge of training and analytics."
Novak joined IMG Academy's athletic and personal development team as the head of physical conditioning in June 2019.
During his time as the director of strength and conditioning at Central Michigan from 2015-19, Novak oversaw the year-round training for more than 450 student-athletes.
Before arriving in Mount Pleasant, Novak spent 11 years (2004-15) as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL.
Prior to joining the Titans, Novak served at the director of strength and conditioning at Yale where he handled the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for football, hockey, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey and baseball in 2003-04.
He served in a similar capacity at Alabama State from 2000-03, and worked as a graduate assistant/strength coach at both Baylor and Stephen F. Austin.
Novak earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin in 1998 and his master's degree from Baylor in sport management in 2000.
A native of Houston, Texas, Novak and his wife, Michelle, have three children: Drew, Avery and Gray.
Novak has extensive experience in the field, including serving as the head of physical conditioning at IMG Academy (2019-20), four years as the director of strength and conditioning at Central Michigan (2015-19), and 11 years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tennessee Titans (2004-15).
"Jason is definitely a high-energy coach," said MSU head coach Mel Tucker. "He has an incredible amount of experience, both at the NFL and collegiate levels. He's a great teacher and motivator who develops his players. He's also on the cutting edge of training and analytics."
Novak joined IMG Academy's athletic and personal development team as the head of physical conditioning in June 2019.
During his time as the director of strength and conditioning at Central Michigan from 2015-19, Novak oversaw the year-round training for more than 450 student-athletes.
Before arriving in Mount Pleasant, Novak spent 11 years (2004-15) as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL.
Prior to joining the Titans, Novak served at the director of strength and conditioning at Yale where he handled the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for football, hockey, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey and baseball in 2003-04.
He served in a similar capacity at Alabama State from 2000-03, and worked as a graduate assistant/strength coach at both Baylor and Stephen F. Austin.
Novak earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin in 1998 and his master's degree from Baylor in sport management in 2000.
A native of Houston, Texas, Novak and his wife, Michelle, have three children: Drew, Avery and Gray.
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