Jeff Eaton

Biography

Jeff Eaton will join the Oregon State football program as the Director of Football Strength and Conditioning. Eaton has previously worked at Virginia Tech University, the University of Miami, the University of Oregon, Purdue University and UNLV. He worked this past year at Virginia Tech as the associate director of strength and conditioning after spending the previous three seasons (2022-24) as assistant strength and conditioning coordinator/internship coordinator for football at Miami. He worked three years at Oregon (2019-21) in the strength & conditioning program and helped guide the football team to three straight appearances in the Pac-12 Championship Game, two conference titles and a win in the 2020 Rose Bowl. Eaton spent three years at Purdue (2017-19), helping the Boilermakers to back-to-back bowl games, including a win in the 2017 Foster Farms Bowl, and two seasons at UNLV (2015-16) as the assistant director of football strength & conditioning. He also worked in the strength & conditioning programs at Morgan State (2014), Baylor (2011), San Diego State (2009-2010), and Penn State (2005-2006). Eaton played defensive line for Lock Haven University and earned his bachelor's degree in 2009. He holds a certification through the CSCCa (Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Association) and is a certified Level I Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. His other certifications include FRCms (Functional Range Conditioning Movement Specialist), Altis Level 1 Speed Coach, an