Kennesaw State University Athletics

Jay Bailey joined Kennesaw State in 2013 as one of the original hires on Head Coach Brian Bohannon's staff as Director of football operations. In 2017, Bailey was promoted to Assistant AD for Football/Equipment Operations.
 
In his current role, Bailey is involved in every aspect of the Owls' football program, including scheduling, academics, travel and practice planning. Additionally, his responsibilities include managing KSU’s equipment operation and serving as the primary contact to adidas – the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Owls.

No stranger to upstart programs, Bailey came Kennesaw State after spending four seasons as equipment manager at Georgia State.
 
He was the first-ever equipment manager for the Panthers and among his responsibilities were monitoring and overseeing uniform orders, designing and implementing a temporary football facility while the primary facility was under construction, managing graduate assistants and student managers for football, overseeing the Letter Awards program for the department and was on the committee for the design of new logos for the athletics department.
 
Prior to joining the Georgia State program, Bailey spent three years at Illinois State (2006-09) where he held the titles of director of equipment operations and football equipment manager. He also has served as inventory control manager at Kattus Pro Team Sports (2005-06) in Cincinnati, Ohio, athletic equipment supervisor at the University of Cincinnati (1995-05), assistant athletic equipment manager at Georgia Tech (1993-95) and athletic equipment manager and dorm supervisor at Southeast Missouri State (1990-93).
 
A certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association, Bailey is a 1988 graduate of Auburn where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
 
Bailey and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Justin and Travis, and live in nearby Canton.