Jay Mills  Jay Mills (born December 2, 1961) is former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Minnesota Morris from 1993 to 1995 and at Charleston Southern University from 2003 to 2012, compiling a career college football record of 51–85. Mills retired from coaching on January 3, 2013 to pursue a new career path in athletic administration. He now resides in Northern California where is the Executive Pastor of a local church. Mills played football at the Western Washington University before graduating in 1984. Before arriving at Charleston Southern University, Mills was offensive coordinator for seven seasons at Harvard University. He served as head coach at the University of Minnesota Morris, where he posted a 3–22 record as he helped the school transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division II.