Jason Eck (born August 11, 1977) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Idaho.
Coaching career
Early coaching career
Eck began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Wisconsin and later Colorado. At Idaho, he was the offensive line coach under Nick Holt (2004, 2005) and the tight ends coach under Dennis Erickson (2006).
Eck spent the majority of his career coaching the offensive line, with stints at Winona State, Ball State, Hampton, Western Illinois, Minnesota State, Montana State, and South Dakota State. At SDSU, he won the AFCA FCS Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2019, his first year as the Jackrabbits' offensive coordinator.
Idaho (second stint) Eck was named the 36th head coach in program history at the University of Idaho on December 18, 2021. The Vandals advanced to the FCS playoffs in his first season in 2022, and were ranked eighth in the preseason poll of 2023.