Over the years, Aaron Feld has earned a reputation as an eccentric yet impactful strength & conditioning coordinator. Feld’s curly mustache might draw attention
Another name joined JaMarcus Shephard’s staff this week: Jeff Eaton. Learn more about Oregon State’s new strength & conditioning coordinator in this piece.
Over the years, Aaron Feld has earned a reputation as an eccentric yet impactful strength & conditioning coordinator. Feld’s curly mustache might draw attention, but his fourth quarter philosophy helped Oregon win two conference championships and the 2020 Rose Bowl.
Now, one of Feld’s proteges is back in the Beaver State: Jeff Eaton. Oregon State announced Eaton’s hire in an official press release yesterday evening.
New Oregon State head coach JaMarcus Shephard, who worked alongside Eaton at Purdue (2017-19), spoke glowingly of his new strength & conditioning director: “Jeff brings a tremendous work ethic and deep commitment to developing our players, not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well. His experience building strong resilient athletes all lies perfectly with the culture we are creating here at Oregon State, and I’m confident he’ll make a big impact on our team.”
Eaton is best known for his association with Aaron Feld: he assisted Feld at Oregon (2019-21), and Miami (2022-24). A month before Feld stepped away from college football, Eaton became Virginia Tech’s associate director of strength & conditioning.
Before his aforementioned connection with Shephard at Purdue, Eaton served as UNLV’s assistant director of football strength & conditioning (2015-16). He also worked in strength & conditioning programs at Morgan State (2014), Baylor (2011), San Diego State (2009-10), and Penn State (2005-06).
