Jules Montinar - Football Coach - James Madison University Athletics

Jules Montinar

Title:
Cornerbacks
Email:
montinjx@jmu.edu
Phone:
540-568-6517
Physical Address:
Plecker APC 210 (220 Champions Dr.) / MSC 2201

Jules Montinar is in his second year with the James Madison University football program, serving as the cornerbacks coach.

In his first year with the team, Montinar coached cornerback Taylor Reynolds to All-CAA Second Team honors after he made four interceptions, two for a touchdown, three forced fumbles and three more recoveries. JMU's cornerbacks accounted for seven of JMU's 14 interceptions and 12 of the team's 28 turnovers on the year.

Montinar arrived at JMU from Alabama where he spent two years working with the Crimson Tide defense assisting Nick Saban, Greg Brown and Jeremy Pruitt. In 2013, he helped the Tide go 11-2 with a berth in the Sugar Bowl. He was also part of the 2013 National Championship team that handled Notre Dame in the championship game, 42-14, in Miami, Fla. That 2012 season, the Tide defense posted four shutouts and held six opponents to 10 points or less, as well as leading the nation in rush defense (76.36 ypg), total defense (250.00 ypg) and scoring defense (10.93 ppg).

Montinar arrived at Alabama from Purdue, where he was a graduate assistant. Prior to that, Montinar was the defensive backs coach and assistant special teams coach at Lake Erie College in 2010.

Upon graduation from Eastern Kentucky, Montinar remained at EKU and began his coaching career working with the linebackers and defensive ends from 2007-2009.

Montinar played college football at West Virginia and EKU. While at EKU, he won an Ohio Valley Conference title as a player in 2007 and as a coach in 2008. As a player at WVU, he participated in two Gator Bowls.

Montinar graduated from Eastern Kentucky in 2009 with both a bachelor's and master's degree in sports management.