Oregon State hires Alabama wide receiver coach and co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard as their next head coach.
Shepherd and the Beavers have agreed to a five year deal for the first time head coach reported ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Sources: Oregon State has agreed to terms on a five-year deal to make Alabama co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard as the school’s next coach. Shephard is also Alabama’s assistant head coach and wide receiver coach. CBS first reported him as target. pic.twitter.com/OBIk6SRnw6
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 28, 2025
Shephard has been with Kalen DeBoer since their Washington days in 2022, serving in the same role then as he does now at Alabama. A top recruiter for the Tide, he was also named the 2023 national wide receivers coach of the year.
