His family regularly brought him to watch Michigan home games when he was growing up. The family regularly sat in Section 27 of Michigan Stadium, on the north side of the press box.
Today the family sits underneath the scoreboard, since they have a son on the team. His father Louis also played football for the University of Michigan. He married Susan Kovacs. Jordan David Kovacs born June 12, is an American football safety who is currently a defensive quality control coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in He played college football at Michigan.
He had had surgery to repair cartilage damage in high school, but that did not alleviate his problems. When Jordan responded yes to a question about whether he had had any surgeries in the prior 12 months, it triggered a line of questioning about his senior season meniscus surgery.
He did not make the Wolverines due to a knee problem, but was advised to try out again after his knee healed. After discovering a torn meniscus, he had a second knee surgery, which was successful.
He was not recruited by any Division I schools as a high school football player, but he was recruited by some Division II schools. Kovacs only had two campus visits: Division II Hillsdale and Toledo a school 13 miles from his high school. By the time he completed his college applications, even Hillsdale had lost interest in him. His father placed a call to Michigan Director of Football Operations Brad Labadie after Jordan was wait listed and got him to agree to review a homemade highlight reel.
As his graduation neared, Kovacs shook hands with Andy Boyd, a Toledo coach, on a preferred walk-on spot. That same afternoon in June , Labadie called to confirm that Kovacs had been admitted from the wait list. The admission came without an athletic scholarship. Labadie encouraged Jordan to attend walk-on tryouts. His debut on September 5 against the Western Michigan was on special teams.
The following week, he registered 31 plays against Notre Dame after starting safety Michael Williams suffered leg cramps. He made his first start on September 26 against Indiana.
He posted ten tackles and made his first career interception on November 14 against Wisconsin. That season, he played free safety before being switched to strong safety. He started one game at free safety and seven at strong safety over the course of the season. He finished the season as the second leading tackler for the Wolverines.
He earned CollegeFootballNews. He was also a Rudy Award candidate. Kovacs was one of the first five players named as a starter for the team. In the September 3, season opener against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium, Kovacs forced a fumble that was recovered and advanced for a touchdown. Although the game was ended by mutual agreement in the third quarter due to inclement weather, Kovacs recorded 10 tackles, including two sacks. He was named the Lott Trophy impact player of the week.
At first, the stats for the game were considered official by the Big Ten Conference and the University of Michigan, but the NCAA has vacated the statistics for this game because three quarters were not completed.
However, at the conclusion of the regular season, the NCAA reversed course and ruled that since the game is counting for win-loss record, the statistics will be counted by the NCAA.
On September 10, against Notre Dame, during the first night game ever played at Michigan Stadium, he talied an interception, and eight tackles. Find out more. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos. All rights reserved. See the glossary for more information. Career Player Split Finder. Career Player Game Finder. Regular Season. Lower-case means part-time starter. Available for player games since For amusement only.
Kovacs was born June 12, , in Curtice, Ohio, outside of Toledo. He graduated from Michigan in with a degree in kinesiology. He and his wife, Kat, live in Cincinnati. Playing and coaching history : —Played safety, Michigan. When defensive quality control coach Jordan Kovacs got the text message from Gerald Chatman at 7 a. On Friday, the Bengals assistants got another wake-up call.
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