Jon Shaeffer continues his long association with Washington State Head Coach Jimmy Rogers as he begins his first season as the Cougars’ football chief of staff. In his role, Shaeffer will assist Rogers in various facets of the football program.
Shaeffer’s association with Rogers dates back to 2013 at South Dakota State, where he was a student assistant on for the Jackrabbits. Most recently, Shaeffer has served as the program’s director of football operations/director of on-campus recruiting. In his dual role, Shaeffer oversaw team travel and meals, organized scheduling for the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center, assisted in arranging community service projects, helped manage the Difference Makers Club and served as the program’s liaison with the Admissions Office on campus.
During the Jackrabbits’ playoff season in 2017, Shaeffer served in the dual role of special teams quality control and video coordinator for a team that reached the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals.
A native of Sioux Falls, Shaeffer previously served as a student manager and student coach for SDSU football from 2013-16 while working toward a bachelor’s degree in sport, recreation and park management. As a student coach, he primarily worked with the defensive scout team and assisted with film evaluation of opponents and potential recruits. He also served as a student manager for the Jackrabbit baseball team for two seasons (2015-16).
Following graduation from SDSU in the spring of 2016, he spent the 2016 season at Augustana University in Sioux Falls and assisted with the Vikings’ social media efforts. He also completed player personnel internships at SDSU and with the Sioux Falls Storm indoor football team.
