Hokie ClubJoined Virginia Tech Football Staff: 2026
Prior to Virginia Tech: Earls designed and implemented training regiments as he served on strength and conditioning staffs at Penn State University (2019-2026), Texas Tech University (2016-2018), Tulane University (2013-2016), Purdue University (2011-2013), the University of Texas (2008-2011), Louisiana State University (2003-2008), and both the Oakland Raiders (2010) and Cleveland Browns (2013) of the National Football League.
He also trained athletes in the private sector in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Elite Athletics Incorporated (2003), Centers for Athletic Performance Elite (2007-2008), and the United States Southern Regional Olympic Training Center with the Gayle Hatch Weightlifting Team (2004-2008). Throughout his coaching career, Earls has aided in the overall mental and physical development of numerous amateur, professional, and Olympian athletes in a variety of sports.
In 2024, Earls earned the distinguished title of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, the highest honor in the strength and conditioning profession.
He has professional memberships and credentials from the American Heart Association (CPR/AED), Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC), National Academy of Sports Medicine (PES), National Association of Speed and Explosion (CSSE), USA Track and Field (Level 1 Track and Field Coach), USA Weightlifting (Level 1 Club Coach and Sports Performance Coach), and the National Sports Performance Association (CSAC, CWPC, CSNC, and CPDS).
Education: LSU, 2007 (B.S. in Education, Kinesiology Concentration); Georgia Southern, 2011 (M.S. in Kinesiology/Coaching Education Emphasis)
Personal: Earls was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he attended Belaire High School. He is married to the former Jermonica Rogers and they are the proud parents of two sons named Jaxson Isaiah Earls and Jordan Daniel Earls.