Bryon Jerideau, Tennessee’s assistant director of football sports performance, announced on Twitter Tuesday that he is leaving the Vols to join the South Carolina team under the new coach Shane Beamer.
He has spent the last three seasons in Tennessee, after joining the force team in January 2018.
“Thanks to the head coach Jeremy Pruittathletics director Phillip Fulmerand main strength trainer AJ Artis for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the University of Tennessee program, ”said Jerideau in a message posted on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
“I will be forever grateful to the great coaches I worked with and the student-athlete who gave their all in the weight room every day. I am excited about this new opportunity to train at my alma mater, the University of South Carolina. Thanks for everything Volnation, always a day at work! “
Before joining Vols, he spent two seasons with the South Carolina team, where he also helped recruit and worked with defensive attackers.
“It’s good to be home,” wrote Jerideau of his move.
Jerideau spent the 2015 season as an assistant strength coach at the Appalachian State, helping the Mountaineers to an 11-win season. He started his career as a strength trainer in Houston in 2015.
He played for the San Diego Chargers in 2013. His college playing career started at Fort Scott Community College, Kansas, before moving to South Carolina, where he was a letterman for three years.
He had 57 career tackles in South Carolina, including eight loss tackles and six sacks.
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Jerideau previously worked with former Tennessee strength trainer Craig Fitzgerald, before Fitzgerald left the Vols in March to become the New York Giants’ director of strength and performance.
In June, Artis was appointed director of Tennessee’s football sports performance, replacing Fitzgerald.
“AJ understands the pattern we expect in this role and will continue to push our strength and conditioning efforts to the forefront of college football,” chief coach Jeremy Pruitt said at the time of promotion. “Since joining our team in 2018, he has helped to instill physical and mental resistance in our program through his infectious energy, hard work and innovation. Our players have enormous respect for him and I have no doubt that they will continue to develop under your guidance. “