James Shibest

Special Teams Coordinator, Purdue · FBS · since 2025

2 seasons in the seatHead coach highest tier reachedBarry Odom mentor 9 other mentors 1 protégé

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Experience

16 stints

Special Teams Coordinator
Purdue
2025–present2 seasons
Special Teams Coordinator
UNLV
2023–20242 seasons
Special Teams Coordinator · Tight Ends
Virginia Tech
2016–20216 seasons
Special Teams Coordinator · Tight Ends
Memphis
2012–20154 seasons
Tight Ends
Ole Miss
20111 season
Tight Ends
Ole Miss
2008–20092 seasons

Career paths from coordinator to a head job

Coaching tree

Drawing the tree…

Relationships

Coached under 14 people at 7 programs, most recently Barry Odom, Del Alexander and J.C. Price

Coach	Where	Seasons
Barry Odom	Purdue	2025–2026
Del Alexander	UNLV	2024
Barry Odom	UNLV	2023–2024
J.C. Price	Virginia Tech	2021
Justin Fuente	Virginia Tech	2016–2021
Darrell Dickey	Memphis	2015
Justin Fuente	Memphis	2012–2015
Alan Hensell	Ole Miss	2011
Bryan Brown	Ole Miss	2011
Houston Nutt	Ole Miss	2011

Mentored 1 person at 1 program, most recently Troy Morrell

Coach	Where	Seasons

Succeeded 5 people at 3 programs, most recently Chris Petrilli, Hugh Freeze and Tony Hughes

Succeeded by 7 people at 5 programs, most recently Adam Scheier, Stu Holt and Joe Lorig