The Oregon State football team and head coach JaMarcus Shephard announced the addition of Ryan Wallace as tight ends/co-offensive coordinator
Oregon State and head coach JaMarcus Shephard continue to fill out the Beavers’ staff as they made a hire official on Tuesday afternoon. Former Louisville tight ends coach Ryan Wallace will serve as the TE coach and co-offensive coordinator. He’ll share the Co-OC duties with Co-OC/QB coach Mitch Dahlen…
For the latest on Oregon State’s staff, check out our Assistant Coach Hotboard, and for the latest player movement, keep tabs with our Offseason Movement Tracker...
“Ryan Wallace is somebody who I consider to be a ball coach,” Shephard said via press release. “He has developed a number of different tight ends that are currently playing in the National Football League and former NFL players. He is someone who I have seen grow and develop throughout his entire coaching career, from being a player to where he is now. Ryan will bring a wealth of knowledge from various schemes and defensive schemes to compete in the new Pac-12 Conference. We are excited to have Ryan Wallace.”
Coming over from Jeff Brohm’s staff, Wallace has coached the Cardinal tight ends since 2022. Before his time with the Cards, Wallace spent six seasons with Brohm at Purdue, overlapping with Shephard.
“My family and I are so excited to join the Beaver family,” Wallace said via release. “I have known Coach Shephard for over a decade and consider him both a phenomenal football coach and a passionate leader of men. I cannot wait to get to work and build a brand of football that Oregon State fans will be proud of for the years to come.”
Wallace was first an offensive/special teams quality control coach with the Boilermakers (2017-20), then an offensive and special teams assistant (2021), before Shephard departed for Washington. Wallace was elevated to tight ends coach and assisted the offensive line in Brohm’s final season with the Boilermakers before taking Wallace with him to Louisville.
A Western Kentucky graduate, Wallace played tight end for two seasons under Willie Taggart (2011-12) after beginning his career as an offensive tackle at Kentucky. When Wallace was finishing up his playing career, Shephard was getting his coaching career started at WKU, as the two have over a decade of experience together.
After his playing career, he spent three seasons at WKU as a graduate assistant, working with the TEs and helping mentor future NFL TE Tyler Higbee and Mitchell Henry. He then spent a lone season as the TE coach at Austin Peay, before being hired on by Brohm at Purdue.
He’s also coached notable TE’s Brycen Hopkins and Payne Durham at Purdue, and recruited Max Klare to the Boilermakers before departing for Louisville. Hopkins was a First Team All-Big Ten selection in 2019 when he had 61 receptions for 830 yards and seven touchdowns, the most catches and yardage total by a Purdue tight end since 2007. Durham had 56 receptions for 560 yards and eight scores in 2022 and finished his college career second on Purdue’s all-time receiving list for touchdowns with 21 and sixth with 1,265 receiving yards.
For the latest on Oregon State’s staff, check out our Assistant Coach Hotboard, and for the latest player movement, keep tabs with our Offseason Movement Tracker...
With the Oregon State football program officially ushering in the JaMarcus Shephard era, Beaver men’s and women’s basketball underway, and OSU baseball on the horizon, now is the time to join BeaversEdge!
We’ll also have key updates from the upcoming transfer portal window, and the latest on who’s joining JaMarcus Shephard’s staff…
BeaversEdge.com provides everything that passionate Oregon State fans need—exclusive, wall-to-wall coverage of the Oregon State athletics athletes and recruiting.
Not a subscriber? That’s okay! It’s never too late to subscribe to BeaversEdge. Not only will you get access to each week’s full visitors list, but you’ll also have the following perks to go along with your subscription!
* Access to The Dam Board, our premium message board, where you can talk with fellow Oregon State diehard fans as well as the BeaversEdge staff.
* In-depth breakdowns — BeaversEdge provides the latest analytics, stats, and more on the Beavers, their opponents, and more. Each week, dive deeper into the Beavers’ previous game and future opponents.
*Dedicated team coverage — BeaversEdge every week is ready to provide the latest scoops and coverage on Oregon State football, basketball, and baseball. We keep you locked in with Mitch Canham’s squad this offseason with updates, as well as our two basketball teams. Scott Rueck’s Oregon State women’s basketball team is coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance and will be looking for more, while Wayne Tinkle’s men’s squad will be retooling its roster as well!
* Complete recruiting coverage — We keep you up to speed on all of Oregon State’s efforts on the recruiting trail. Keep up to date with who the Beavers are targeting from the day they’re offered to the day they sign their letters of intent.
* Full network access — On top of our coverage at BeaversEdge, you’ll also receive FULL ACCESS to ALL On3 fan sites and national message boards, access to Rivals recruiting and high school coverage, featuring the biggest names in the recruiting inudstry, and access to On3’s national talent including some of the nation’s top college analysts in Andy Staples, Brett McMurphy, Pete Nakos, Ari Wasserman, and more.
If that’s not enough, there’s another benefit to signing up for BeaversEdge today!
Join BeaversEdge now for $1 and enjoy a complimentary year of The Athletic – included with your membership.
Sign up here: https://www.on3.com/sites/beavers-edge/join/
TALK ABOUT IT ON THE DAM BOARD
LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS ON APPLE & SPOTIFY
FOLLOW THE STAFF ON TWITTER – @Beavers_Edge, @b_slaught, @DylanCCOn3, @ryan_harlan, & @BroganSlaughter
