Coaches

Ron Prince was named assistant offensive line coach for the Jaguars on February 8, 2012.  Prince has 20 years of coaching experience including 18 at the collegiate level. His resume includes three seasons as head coach at Kansas State and two seasons in the NFL as an assistant offensive line coach.

Prince spent the last two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts as assistant offensive line coach.  In 2010, Prince assisted with a line that helped the team post its 13^th consecutive season with 5,000-plus net yards. Quarterback Peyton Manning was 450 of 679 passing for 4,700 yards with 33 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. The offensive line tied for the NFL-low with 16 sacks in 695 pass attempts. The one sack allowed per 43.4 attempts ranked as the second-best mark in franchise history. The line had four different starting lineups as the club produced the NFL’s fourth-ranked offense and the top-ranked passing offense. Manning extended his NFL records with a 13^th consecutive 25-plus touchdown season and an 11^th 4,000-plus yardage season while setting an NFL single-season record with 450 completions. Center Jeff Saturday earned a fifth Pro Bowl bid.

In 2009, Prince was one of three former head coaches on the collegiate or professional level who served on the Virginia staff.  Prince served as head coach at Kansas State from 2006-08, leading the team to 17 wins, the most wins by a coach in his first three seasons in school history. He had 19 players earn all-conference honors, and he directed the school to its first-ever road win over a top 10 team (41-21 at Texas, 2007).  His tenure included the school’s first-ever offensive consensus All-America selection in wide receiver Jordy Nelson.  Prince recruited and signed record-setting quarterback Josh Freeman, who was a first-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009.  Kansas State led the nation in kickoff returns and kickoff return touchdowns in 2006, punt returns and punt return touchdowns in 2007 and punt return touchdowns in 2008. His 2008 unit blocked nine kicks to rank second nationally. During Prince’s tenure, Kansas State led the nation with 13 punts and five kickoffs returned for scores and ranked fifth with 15 blocked kicks. His teams produced the highest conference graduation rate, totaling 21 all-conference academic performers. 

Prince joined Virginia in 2001 as offensive line coach, and he added the duties of offensive coordinator in 2003. He helped Al Groh lead the school to four consecutive bowl games (2002-05). In 2003, the offensive line led the ACC in fewest sacks allowed and the 2004 team earned the same distinction, as well as leading the conference in rushing and total offense. During Prince’s time at Virginia, 11 Cavaliers earned All-ACC honors, including the league’s 2002 Player of the Year, Matt Schaub, and first-team All-Americans Elton Brown, D’Brickashaw Ferguson and Heath Miller. Overall, Prince helped develop nine offensive players into NFL draft selections. 

Prince began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Dodge City Community College in 1992 and also spent time as an assistant at Alabama A&M (1993), South Carolina State (1994), James Madison (1995-97) and Cornell (1998-2000). He served minority coaching internships with the Jaguars (1996), Washington Redskins (1997), Atlanta Falcons (1998) and the New York Giants (2000). 

A native of Junction City, Kansas, Prince played collegiately at Dodge City Community College (1988-89) and Appalachian State (1990-91). He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Appalachian State in 1992. 

Prince and his wife, Zoe, have four children: Deuce, James, Grace and John.