| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach / running backs coach |
| Team | Notre Dame |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1977-04-16)April 16, 1977 (age 47) Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | West Virginia |
| 1999 | Florida A&M |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | Glades Central HS (FL) (RB) |
| 2003–2005 | Palm Beach Lakes HS (FL) (OC) |
| 2006–2007 | Lake Worth HS (FL) (QB) |
| 2008–2009 | West Virginia (GA) |
| 2010–2012 | Marshall (RB) |
| 2013–2016 | West Virginia (RB) |
| 2017 | Florida (RB) |
| 2018–2019 | Penn State (RB) |
| 2020 | Penn State (RB/RGC) |
| 2021–2024 | Penn State (AHC/co-OC/RB) |
| 2025–present | Notre Dame (AHC/RB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Ja'Juan Seider (born April 16, 1977) is anAmerican football coach and formerquarterback who is the associate head coach andrunning backs coach of theNotre Dame Fighting Irish. He has previously coached for theMarshall Thundering Herd,West Virginia Mountaineers,Florida Gators, andPenn State Nittany Lions. He playedcollege football for the West Virginia Mountaineers andFlorida A&M Rattlers and was selected in the sixth round of the2000 NFL draft by theSan Diego Chargers.[1][2]
A native ofBelle Glade, Florida, Seider was an All-District quarterback atGlades Central High School.[3] After his senior season, Seider would accept ascholarship to playcollege football atWest Virginia University.[4]
After spending four years as a backup quarterback atWest Virginia University, Seider transferred toFlorida A&M for his senior season to play for head coachBilly Joe.[3]
Seider's first coaching job would be at his high school alma mater,Glades Central High School coachingrunning backs in 2001 and 2002.[5] He would spend the next two seasons asoffensive coordinator atPalm Beach Lakes High.[citation needed] The following two seasons he would spend atLake Worth Community High School coachingquarterbacks.[5] Seider would joinBill Stewart’sMountaineer staff as agraduate assistant in 2008 and 2009.[6]
Marshall’sDoc Holliday hired him away to serve as running backs coach andrecruiting coordinator from 2010 to 2012.[7]
In 2013, Seider was hired by head coachDana Holgorsen as therunning backs coach for theWest Virginia Mountaineers.[8] Seider would spend four seasons with the Mountaineers, and would produce 1,000-yard rushers three of the four years.[9]Charles Sims amassed 1,095 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground in 2013,[10] and theTampa Bay Buccaneers selected him 69th overall in the third round of the2014 NFL draft.[11]Wendell Smallwood followed suit in 2015, recording 1,519 yards (tops in theBig 12) and nine touchdowns and was selected 150th overall in the fifth round of the2016 NFL draft by thePhiladelphia Eagles.[12][13] In 2016,Justin Crawford led West Virginia in the rushing with 1,184 yards, good for third in the Big 12.[14]
In 2017, Seider was hired by theFlorida Gators and head coachJim McElwain as the running backs coach.[1] Seider would only spend one season at Florida after McElwain was fired and replaced byDan Mullen.[15] Seider was retained by Coach Mullen to coach tight ends, but chose to weigh other coaching options.[16]
On January 25, 2018,Penn State head coachJames Franklin announced Ja'Juan Seider as the Nittany Lions’ running backs coach.[17] The Nittany Lions rushed for 204.9 yards per game. This was the highest per game total since 2008, when Penn State rushed for 205.8.[18] Sanders, who rushed for 1,274 yards and nine touchdowns,[19] was selected in the second round (53rd overall) by thePhiladelphia Eagles in2019 NFL draft.[20]
During the middle of the 2023 season, Seider was promoted to interim co-offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season.