Jeff Schmedding

Last updated
Jeff Schmedding
Current position
Title Defensive coordinator
Team Washington State
Conference Pac-12
Biographical details
Born (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 (age 45)
Spokane, Washington
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2006 Eastern Washington (GA)
2007Eastern Washington (S)
2008–2009Eastern Washington (LB)
2010–2014Eastern Washington (ST/S)
2015–2018Eastern Washington (DC/S)
2019–2020 Boise State (DC/LB)
2021 Auburn (LB)
2022Auburn (DC)
2023–present Washington State (DC)

Jeff Schmedding (born January 19, 1978) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator at Washington State University. He most recently served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Auburn University. He has previously served as the defensive coordinator for Boise State University.

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Coaching career

Schmedding began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Eastern Washington. Schmedding would serve numerous roles for the team including coaching special teams, safeties and linebackers before becoming the defensive coordinator for Eastern Washington in 2015. In 2019, he was hired by Bryan Harsin to serve as the defensive coordinator for Boise State. In 2021, when Harsin left Boise State for Auburn, he hired Schmedding to coach linebackers. [1] In 2022, Schmedding was named Auburn's defensive coordinator following the departure of Derek Mason. [2] Schmedding also served as Auburn's assistant head coach. [3] [4] Following Bryan Harsin's firing from Auburn midway through the 2022 season, Schmedding was the lone assistant brought by Harsin to Auburn that was retained by interim head coach Cadillac Williams. [5] Upon the hiring of Hugh Freeze it was announced that Schmedding would not be retained by Auburn. [6] In January 2023, Schmedding was named defensive coordinator at Washington State. [7]

Personal life

Schmedding is married and has two sons. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Auburn adds Jeff Schmedding as inside linebackers coach". 9 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Auburn promotes LBS coach Schmedding to DC". 21 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Schmedding - Defensive Coordinator - Staff Directory".
  4. ↑ "Looking at Jeff Schmedding's Role at Auburn".
  5. ↑ Cole, Adam (2022-11-25). "The lone Boise transplant still around, Jeff Schmedding has seen his defense thrive in recent games". OANow.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ↑ Pinkston, Cole (2022-11-30). "Auburn defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding will not be retained". On3. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Sources: Wazzu looks to hire Schmedding as DC". 8 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jeff Schmedding - Football Coach".
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