# @preferredwalkon on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-II62g0M0
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-05T00:14:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Preferred Walk-On: A College Sports Show (@preferredwalkon) — https://gondola.cc/preferredwalkon

## Caption

This week on The Preferred Walk-On Show, host Seth Saunders sits down with Mercer Head Coach Mike Jacobs, who is building something special in Macon.

From his days as a walk-on at Ohio State to becoming the head coach at Mercer, Coach Jacobs shares powerful insights into leadership, culture, and perseverance.

Inside this episode:

🐻 Coach Jacobs’ Journey — from walk-on at Ohio State to Mercer head coach
🏆 Building a Winning Culture — how trust, accountability, and discipline define the Bears
🔥 This Year’s Team — when Coach Jacobs knew his group had a chance to be special
💫 Braden Atkinson’s Emergence — how the freshman QB transformed the Bears’ offense
⚔️ Conference Showdown — Mercer vs. Western Carolina: previewing the matchup and the challenges the Catamounts present
💭 Coaching Legacy & Life Lessons — what Coach Jacobs hopes his players carry with them long after football

It’s a story about growth, grit, and the kind of leadership that defines great programs.

👇 Chapters & resources below 👇

00:00 Introduction to Coach Mike Jacobs
02:43 Building a Winning Culture
05:30 Establishing Trust and Discipline
08:06 Quarterback Development and Team Dynamics
10:57 Learning from Adversity
13:33 Legacy and Life Lessons

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- **Views:** 291
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## Tags

fcsfootball, leadership, westerncarolina, churchoftailgate, thecongregation, preferredwalkon, ohiostatefootball, collegefootball, mercerfootball, teamculture, tarondickens, mikejacobs, bradenatkinson

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