JaMarcus Shephard
American football coach
JaMarcus Shephard (born May 30, 1983) is an American college football coach. He has been the head coach for Oregon State University since November 2025.
Playing career
Shephard played wide receiver at DePauw University from 2001 to 2004. He finished his career third all-time in school history for career all-purpose yards and first in career kickoff yardage, a record that still stood as of 2019.
Coaching career
Shephard did not initially pursue a career coaching college football, choosing to work at the NCAA's Education Services Division in order to maintain a steady flow of income. He did coach high school football at his alma mater Northrop High School as a wide receivers coach in 2005, before joining the football staff at Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis as the team's wide receivers and defensive backs coach. He also did a stint at his other alma mater DePauw as a volunteer assistant on the university's track and field team.
Western Kentucky
After working at the National Center for Drug-Free Sport for four years, Shephard decided to accept a volunteer coaching position on Willie Taggart's staff at Western Kentucky. After Taggart was hired to be the head coach at South Florida, Shephard decided to stay at Western Kentucky under new head coach Bobby Petrino as an offensive quality control assistant working with the wide receivers on shifting the Hilltoppers from a heavy-run offense to a more balanced one. Shephard was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2014, this time on newly hired head coach Jeff Brohm's staff.
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