JT May is in his fourth year with Utah State’s football program and second as the Director of Internal Operations. He also served as an offensive recruiting analyst in 2021 and worked with the quarterbacks in a quality control role in 2020.
In 2023, May helped Utah State to six wins and its third-straight bowl game as it played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Overall, it was USU’s 11th bowl game in the last 13 seasons.
Utah State had three players garner All-America honors following the 2023 season, while nine players received various all-Mountain West accolades.
May spent the 2022 season as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach at Mica Mountain High School in Arizona.
In 2021, May helped the Aggies to their best season in school history as they tied the school record with 11 wins (11-3), won their first-ever MW Championship with a 46-13 victory at No. 19 San Diego State, posted a 24-13 win against Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl and finished the season ranked 24th in the nation in both polls.
May originally came to Utah State after spending four seasons (2016-19) at Pacific University, a Division III school located in Forest Grove, Ore. While with the Boxers, May was involved with coaching a variety of positions, including defensive line, wide receivers, tight ends and coordinating special teams.
During his time at Pacific, May coached seven players to all-Northwest Conference recognition, including three wide receivers, two defensive linemen, one running back and one punter. He helped coach an offense that ranked seventh nationally in third down conversion percentage and a defense that finished 20th nationally in sacks.
In the summer of 2019, May was on the coaching staff of the Middle School Bowl Game Series, which features five days of practice and competition, and is the final step for middle school aged athletes within the U.S. National Team. Hand selected by the USA Football Coaches, the roster is comprised of the best middle school athletes around the country.
May began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
May played two seasons at Pacific University before transferring to Arizona, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology with a minor in pre-law. He then went on to earn a master’s degree in secondary education from Arizona.