Upcoming Event: Football versus Mercyhurst on September 27, 2025 at 2 p.m.
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2 p.m.
Football
vs Mercyhurst
South Dakota State University Athletics
Football
Shaeffer, Jonathan
Jonathan Shaeffer
- Title:
- Director of Football Operations/Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Jonathan Shaeffer continues his long association with the Jackrabbit football program, but began new roles in 2019 as he took on the positions of director of football operations and director of on-campus recruiting.
In his dual role, Shaeffer oversees team travel and meals, organizes scheduling for the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center, assists in arranging community service projects, helps manage the Difference Makers Club and serves as the program’s liaison with the Admissions Office on campus. Last season, Shaeffer served as a recruiting assistant, which included helping coordinate many of the team’s social media efforts.
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.
In his dual role, Shaeffer oversees team travel and meals, organizes scheduling for the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center, assists in arranging community service projects, helps manage the Difference Makers Club and serves as the program’s liaison with the Admissions Office on campus. Last season, Shaeffer served as a recruiting assistant, which included helping coordinate many of the team’s social media efforts.
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.
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