Marshall University volleyball head coach Mitch Jacobs has guided the Herd to six consecutive winning seasons following a 23-9 overall campaign in 2007. Jacobs led the Thundering Herd to its sixth consecutive 20-plus win season that included a 15-1 mark in Conference USA play as the Herd earned its second C-USA regular-season title in three years. The Herd bounced East Carolina in the quarterfinal round of the tournament (hosted by Marshall), but fell short of returning to the finals, as Tulsa pulled off a thrilling upset of the top seed.

Jacobs was awarded Co-Coach of the Year honors for his efforts during the 2007 season. He also reached the 300-win milestone on Sept. 23 with a 3-1 victory over Tulsa. Jacobs now stands at 313 career wins, and his 131 wins at Marshall is second behind Linda Holmes.

In 2005, the Herd recorded 26-its most wins since 1995 and included the C-USA regular season and tournament championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Jacobs was the C-USA Coach of the Year and Tachikara/AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. He led the Herd to 26 wins, its most since 1980 and the second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Marshall won the Conference USA Regular Season title with a record of 15-1 and won the C-USA Tournament to earn the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Herd posted a 20-12 record in 2006 and a 12-4 record in league play before falling short against Houston in the C-USA tournament, ending its reign as C-USA champion.

Prior to joining C-USA, Jacobs guided the squad to two consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament finals.

In his first year in 2002, the Morton Grove, Illinois, native brought about a berth in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, a 20-win season, and a 10-1 home match record. All were firsts in over four years for the Marshall Volleyball program, which had been struggling before Jacobs' arrival.

Before coming to Huntington, Jacobs was the head coach at Fairfield University for three years. While at Fairfield, Jacobs led the Stags to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, three top ten Mideast Regional rankings (6th in `99, 7th in `00, and 10th in `01), three straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championships, and two MAAC Regular Season Championships. His three year coaching record at Fairfield was 75-24, including an astounding 26-1 in conference play and 6-0 in tournament play. He coached six All-MAAC players, including two Players of the Year and one Rookie of the Year. The classroom was also no stranger to Jacobs' players at Fairfield, as his teams' GPA never strayed below the 3.0 mark after each academic year during his tenure.

Prior to his time at Fairfield, Jacobs spent six successful years at Division II Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. He became the school's all-time leader in career volleyball coaching wins, while leading the Panthers to the first winning season in the school's history. In fact, Florida Tech had five winning seasons during his six years in Melbourne. His teams were consistently ranked in the top six in the South Region, and one of his teams (1996) gained the school's first ever Top 25 ranking for the volleyball program. Like his teams at Fairfield, his Panthers also excelled on the academic side. The volleyball team finished 11 of 12 semesters with the highest GPA among all athletic programs at Florida Tech.

In 14 of 15 years as a head coach, Jacobs has posted a winning record.

Preceding Florida Tech, Jacobs served as an assistant at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., from 1991-93.

Jacobs also brings considerable club experience to Marshall and the Tri-State community. While at Fairfield, he was the Director of Coaching Development and Technical Training and the Director of the Travel Program with the Connecticut Juniors Volleyball Club in Woodbridge, Conn. At Florida Tech, he developed the Harbour City Juniors Volleyball Club Team, where he built a highly successful juniors program. In Tampa, he received his first head coaching experience with the Tampa Bay Juniors Volleyball Club.

Internationally, Jacobs was an assistant coach for the USA Maccabiah Team in 2001 and in the summer of 2004, he was selected to coach one of two teams from the United States to play in the under-20 Sibillini Tournament in Italy. Jacobs was the head coach of Team Third Degree and guided the squad to the bronze medal with a third place finish.

Jacobs attended the University of Iowa from 1986-1991 where he graduated with a degree in Political Science. While at Iowa, Jacobs played for the men's club team.