Jim Donnan Jim Donnan ( born January 29 , 1945 ) is a former American football player and coach and now a television analyst for college football and a motivational speaker . Attended High School in Burlington , North Carolina at Walter M . Williams High School He served as the head football coach at Marshall University ( 1990 – 1995 ) and the University of Georgia ( 1996 – 2000 ) , compiling a career record of 104 – 40 – 1 . His 1992 Marshall team won an NCAA Division I - AA national title . Donnan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2009 . In August 2012 the U . S . Securities and Exchange Commission charged Donnan with running an 80 million dollar ponzi scheme that preyed on former coaches and players . Playing career . During his playing days as a quarterback at North Carolina State University , Donnan defeated his future team , Georgia , 14 – 7 , in the 1967 Liberty Bowl . He was the ACC Player of the Year in 1967 . Coaching career . Prior to working as a head coach , Donnan served as an assistant coach at several schools , including Kansas State University , University of Missouri , Florida State University , and the University of Oklahoma . Donnan was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma from 1985 – 1989 . From 1985 – 1988 , he coached under Barry Switzer , a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and a Super Bowl winning coach . Donnan coached the legendary Oklahoma Sooner wishbone offense that helped the Sooners to three consecutive 11 – 1 seasons from 1985 – 1987 , and a national championship in 1985 . In 1986 , the Sooners scored 508 points , which at the time was the second highest point total in the school ' s storied history , trailing only the Sooners 1971 NCAA record setting rushing offense that scored 534 points . Donnan was head football coach at Marshall University , where he led the Thundering Herd to a 64 – 21 record from 1990 to 1995 , including five consecutive 11 - plus win seasons , four championship games , and the 1992 NCAA Division I - AA national football championship . He was named the Division I - AA Coach of the Year twice . Donnan was then the head football coach at the University of Georgia from 1996 to 2000 . He compiled a 40 – 19 record during his tenure . He was the first football coach in school history to lead Bulldog teams to four consecutive bowl victories . Under Donnan , the Bulldogs won the 1998 Outback Bowl , the 1998 Peach Bowl , the 2000 Outback Bowl , and the 2000 Oahu Bowl . Before the 1997 game against Mississippi State , Donnan drove a steamroller into practice and told his players they " were either going to be the steamroller or the pavement " ; Georgia won the game , 47 – 0 . Donnan was fired by University President Michael F . Adams , against the wishes of athletic director Vince Dooley , in 2000 after the Bulldogs struggled to two consecutive eight - win seasons , and three consecutive losses against Georgia Tech . Donnan ' s inability to return the program to the national prominence of Dooley ' s era and to compete with longtime SEC Eastern Division rivals such as Tennessee and Florida , combined with certain off - the - field problems for players , are believed to be the reasons for his dismissal . In May 2009 , Donnan was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame for his coaching success at Marshall . Post - coaching career . After coaching , Donnan worked as a college football analyst for ESPN . In June 2011 , Donnan and his wife , Mary filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the middle district of Georgia . The financial disclosures indicate the Donnans owed $ 8 . 25 million to GLC Limited , the same company that also filed for bankruptcy in the spring . In July 2011 , Donnan was accused in court documents of making millions of dollars from a Ponzi scheme involving GLC Limited . The federal documents filed in bankruptcy court in Ohio contend that Jim Donnan and his wife , Mary , attracted investments for GLC Limited . The documents claimed the Donnans made commissions for new investments . It claimed Donnan invested more than $ 5 . 4 million in the company and that his family ultimately made more than $ 14 . 5 million . On August 16 , 2012 , Donnan was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) for orchestrating an $ 80 million Ponzi scheme .