Jeff Schmedding

Last updated

Jeff Schmedding
Biographical details
Born (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 (age 47)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater Eastern 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)
2023–2024 Washington State (DC)

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

Contents

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] On December 2, 2024, Schmedding was fired from Washington State, with the Cougars' defense allowing 429 yards per game (116th in the FBS) and an average of 5.2 yards per rush (120th in the FBS). [8]

Personal life

Schmedding is married and has two sons. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ted Roof</span> American football player and coach (born 1963)

Terrence Edwin Roof Jr. is an American college football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the UCF Knights. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Oklahoma. Roof served as the head football coach at Duke University from 2003 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Ulbrich</span> American football player and coach (born 1977)

Jeffery Wade Ulbrich is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round in the 2000 NFL draft and played for the 49ers from 2000 to 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gene Chizik</span> American football player and coach (born 1961)

Eugene C. Chizik Jr. is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for Defense at North Carolina. A veteran of the coaching ranks, Chizik previously was UNC's defensive coordinator for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and served as the head coach of the Auburn football team from 2009 until the end of the 2012 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game, and quarterback Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy. Chizik played college football at the University of Florida in 1981 for head coach Charley Pell.

Bradley H. Bedell is an American former professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) and current college football coach. He attended Mt. San Antonio College, where he played football under legendary Community College Coach Bill Fisk. He attended the University of Colorado, where he played college football. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. Bedell also played for the Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Houston Texans. After serving as the offensive line coach at Boise State, Bedell followed head coach Bryan Harsin to Auburn as the tight ends coach. Auburn fired Bedell on October 31, 2022, along with Harsin, offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau, and several other staffers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Bobo</span> American football player and coach (born 1974)

Robert Michael Bobo is an American college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. He was the head coach at Colorado State from 2015 to 2019. Bobo is known for his pro-style type offensive schemes which cater to the ability to control clock and create long methodical drives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arkansas State Red Wolves football</span> Football team representing Arkansas State University

The Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football competition. The team was founded in 1911 and has competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference since 2001. Their home field is Centennial Bank Stadium and the head coach is Butch Jones.

James Edward Willis III is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and a former coach in the NCAA and in the NFL. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played college football at Auburn. He played high school football at J.O. Johnson High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He was the defensive assistant/linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL until his termination on January 5, 2017.

Tyrone Nix is an American football coach who currently serves as defensive coordinator for the Tarleton State Texans. Nix is the former defensive coordinator for Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Southern Miss. He is the brother of Derrick Nix, a former Southern Miss star and the current offensive coordinator at Auburn.

Brent Richard Pease is an American football coach and former player. He was hired in 2018 at the University of Montana as the Offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. He was previously the offensive coordinator at UTEP, the wide receivers coach at the University of Washington and the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Florida.

Manuel Alberto Diaz II is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Duke University. He served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Pennsylvania State University from 2022 to 2023 and as the head football coach at the University of Miami from 2019 to 2021. Diaz previously worked as the head coach for Temple University and as an assistant football coach at Mississippi State University, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Texas at Austin, Middle Tennessee State University, North Carolina State University, and Florida State University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Harsin</span> American football player and coach (born 1976)

Bryan Dale Harsin is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator at California. He was the head coach at Auburn Tigers from 2021–2022. Prior to coaching at Auburn, he coached the Boise State University Broncos from the 2014 season through the 2020 season where he posted a 69–19 overall record. He began his head coaching career at Arkansas State University for the 2013 season. Harsin was the co-offensive coordinator at the University of Texas for two seasons. Before leaving for Texas in 2011, Harsin was an assistant at Boise State for 10 seasons, the last five as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season</span> American college football season

The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team</span> American college football season

The 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. For the third consecutive season, the Red Wolves were led by a first-year head coach, with Bryan Harsin, previously offensive coordinator at Texas, taking over from Gus Malzahn, who left to become head coach at Auburn.

The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in American football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Allen (American football)</span> American football coach (born 1970)

Thomas E. Allen is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Clemson University. He previously served as the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington from 2017 to 2023, and was the defensive coordinator at Pennsylvania State University for the 2024 season. He was named the 2020 Big Ten Coach of the Year and AFCA Coach of the Year.

Eric Kiesau is an American football coach who is currently an offensive quality control coach at the University of Florida. Kiesau was previously the offensive coordinator at Auburn University. He served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State University. Kiesau served as the interim head football coach at Fresno State University for the final four games of the 2016 season after the firing of Tim DeRuyter.

Glenn Spencer is an American college football coach. He is currently the linebackers coach at Wake Forest University, a position he has held since 2022. Spencer previously served as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of South Florida. He played college football at Georgia Tech.

Blake Baker is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for Louisiana State University, a position he has held since 2024. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Miami (FL), Louisiana Tech, and Missouri, as well as previously being the linebackers coach at LSU.

Spencer Danielson is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Boise State University, a position he has held since midway through the 2023 season. Danielson previously served as an assistant coach at Boise State and Azusa Pacific University. Danielson played college football as a linebacker at the University of San Diego in 2008 and at Azusa Pacific from 2009 to 2011.

Bryan Nardo is an American football coach who is the safties coach for the Charlotte 49ers.

References

  1. ↑ "Auburn adds Jeff Schmedding as inside linebackers coach". January 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Auburn promotes LBS coach Schmedding to DC". January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Schmedding - Defensive Coordinator - Staff Directory". Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Looking at Jeff Schmedding's Role at Auburn". February 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Cole, Adam (November 25, 2022). "The lone Boise transplant still around, Jeff Schmedding has seen his defense thrive in recent games". OANow.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ Pinkston, Cole (November 30, 2022). "Auburn defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding will not be retained". On3. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sources: Wazzu looks to hire Schmedding as DC". January 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (December 2, 2024). "Washington State fires DC Jeff Schmedding after late-season collapse". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jeff Schmedding - Football Coach".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.