Meet Jade McCrary

She is an account manager at Snapchat and an up-and-coming official in Conference USA. McCary started officiating when she was an undergrad. Her dad encouraged her to give officiating a chance since he is a college football official in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After her first games, she was hooked. To advance her career, she moved to Los Angeles, as many NFL officials have come from Southern California. McCrary says her common pursuit of officiating football has brought her closer to her dad. They travel to football camps together and talk about football in almost every conversation. She doesn’t think that they would have had the chance to spend as much time together if she didn’t officiate.