Marcus Hereford enters his seventh year as the assistant coach for the Jackson State women's volleyball team during the 2021 Fall season. Jackson State is just coming off of winning their fourth SWAC regular season and conference tournament title in the Spring 2021 season and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.  Jackson State was also regular season champions in the Fall 2021 season.   Prior to coming to Jackson State, Hereford taught at Lamesa Middle School in Lamesa, Texas from 2014-2017. He also acted as volunteer assistant varsity volleyball coach 2014-2015 and head varsity coach at Lamesa High School from 2015-2017. During his tenure as head coach, Hereford led his team to the state playoffs for the first time in four years.   His coaching experience also includes 10 years of head coaching at the club level in Texas and Mississippi.    Hereford is a 2013 graduate of Jackson State University where he received his degree in Meteorology. As a student, he acted as a student assistant for the volleyball team and was a part of the 2011 and 2012 SWAC Championship teams.