John Grass

John Clyde Grass is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Samford University. He is the former head football coach at the Jacksonville State University, a position he held from 2014 until 2021. Grass joined the coaching staff of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in 2013 as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator under Bill Clark. He previously coached high school football in the state of Alabama for over two decades.On December 3rd, 2025, Grass was named head coach of the Samford Bulldogs football team.