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- Has been a part of 10 teams that played in bowl games, and four that won conference titles
- Spent last three years at Cincinnati as the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance and Director of Football strength and conditioning at the University of Cincinnati
- Spent three years at Central Michigan University (2007-09) where he oversaw and directed the strength and conditioning efforts for all 16 CMU varsity athletic programs
- Certified strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association and a certified speed and explosion specialist by the National Association of Speed and Explosion
- Coached seven Strength and Conditioning All-Americans, eight football All-Americans and more than 80 football players either drafted or signed as free agents by the NFL
- In 2009, recognized as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, the highest honor presented in the field, by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA)
- Has coached 20 athletes to Strength and Conditioning All-America honors
- Spent six years working at Eastern Michigan University as the head strength and conditioning coach from 2001-06
- Worked at West Virginia for seven seasons from 1994-01
- Started as a graduate assistant in 1994 before being named assistant strength and conditioning coordinator in May 1995
- Began career as an undergraduate at West Virginia Tech, as student assistant on both the strength and conditioning staff and football coaching staff
- Named head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater and served as an assistant on the football staff, coaching defensive linemen and special teams in 1992 and 1993
- Earned a bachelor of arts degree in physical education from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1992 and a master of science degree in physical education from West Virginia University in 1995
- Lawson and his wife Shannon have four children, Brittleigh (13), Emma (11), Maggie (8) and J.D. (5)
