Football
Everett, Sharrod
Sharrod Everett
- Title:
- Football Chief of Staff
Sharrod Everett was named Southern Mississippi Football’s Chief of Staff on December 19, 2024. He joins Southern Miss after serving as Assistant Athletic Director / Football Chief of Staff at Marshall University for the four previous seasons, culminating with a 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Everett, a veteran football administrator, begins his nineteenth year in football administration ahead of the 2025 season. He has worked on every level of Division I football and has been a part of teams that have appeared in twelve bowl games.
In addition to his role with the Golden Eagles, Everett has been selected for national leadership duties. Everett currently serves as President of the National Football Operations Organization (NFOO) where he currently represents college football administrators and operations personnel on the national level. He served as Vice President of the organization in 2024. He was also appointed to the College Football Playoff (CFP) Expansion Football Sport Administrators Focus Group. This designated group of administrators assisted the CFP staff in preparation for playoff expansion this past season.
At Marshall University, Everett was named Football Chief of Staff in 2021. In addition to his football responsibilities, on July 1, 2022, Everett was promoted to the athletics department senior staff as an Assistant Athletic Director. He provided direct oversight for the day to day administration of the entire football program. He was also responsible for ensuring that the overall philosophy and program directives were met by everyone in the organization. On the field, in 2022, Everett was part of one of the biggest wins in school history, beating then eighth ranked Notre Dame. In 2024, Marshall registered its first league championship in a decade winning the Sun Belt Conference Championship 31-3 over Louisiana. It would mark the Thundering Herd’s first 10-win season since 2015. Marshall also captured bowl eligibility in each of his four seasons.
Before Marshall, he spent the 2020 season in a football support role at Vanderbilt University. Prior to that Everett served as Assistant Athletic Director for Football at Florida State University for two seasons (2018-2019). There he was responsible for the administration and operation of the football program. His role included direct oversight of the program’s budget, team travel, player development, scholarships, housing, camps/clinics, preseason training camp, post season bowl logistics, touchdown club and special projects/events. He was a member of the athletic director’s senior staff as well as oversaw a myriad of other administrative duties. Everett also supervised and managed the support staff units that included recruiting, operations, nutrition, player development, video, strength and conditioning, facilities, sports medicine and academics as it related to the football program. In addition, Everett served as the point person in football for the initial pre-planning and development of a multi-million dollar stand-alone football facility. Upon construction, the facility will consist of brand new state of the art coaches offices, meeting rooms, locker rooms, players lounge, recruiting lounge, weight room and a sports medicine treatment center.
Prior to Florida State, Everett served as the Associate Athletic Director for Football at the University of Oregon for one season (2017). There he oversaw the day to day administration of the football program. He also held the position of football’s primary sport administrator under the direction of Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens. Everett was also a part of Mullen's senior staff as well.
Everett oversaw the daily operations of the University at the South Florida program after beginning a four-year stint in 2013. While at USF, he oversaw a football renovation project that included upgrades to football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms. The project was
complete with new graphics, embroidered seating and new software and hardware technologies for these spaces. The program also saw unprecedented strides in recruiting, finishing the 2014 and 2015 cycles with two top-40 recruiting classes. The team also saw a top ranked recruiting class in the American Athletic Conference in the same years. The on-field success quickly followed in 2016 as the Bulls finished the season with an 11-2 record and a top 25 ranking in the final regular season poll. This would be a program record for most wins in a regular season and only the second time since 2011 that the program had ended the season ranked.
In 2010, Everett was named director of football operations at Western Kentucky University. In the previous year, Western Kentucky was coming off a twenty game plus losing streak. Two years later the team made program history by becoming the school’s first ever bowl team since transiting from Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Everett served as the associate director of football operations at Northwestern University from2008-2010. At Northwestern, he coordinated the operations of the Wildcats recruiting office while also assisting with the daily administration of the football program.
In 2007, Everett was named the director of football operations at Tennessee State University. Prior to that, he spent one season as a championships assistant at the Big Ten Conference office, helping with the overall administration and management of 23 conference championships and tournaments. Everett began his career at Xavier University, where he was the assistant coordinator of operations for Olympic sports.
Everett has been named a finalist for the Football Scoop National Director of Football Operations of the Year for three consecutive seasons (2022, 2023 and 2024).
Everett played collegiate football and was a member of the track and field team at Campbellsville University. On the gridiron, he was a two-year starter at defensive back and a team captain. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science/sports medicine from Campbellsville in 2004. He went on to complete his masters degree in sports administration from Xavier University (Ohio) in 2006.
Everett and his wife, Kimberly, have one son Kingston Sharrod and twin identical girls - Lennox Faith and Legaci Grace.
Everett, a veteran football administrator, begins his nineteenth year in football administration ahead of the 2025 season. He has worked on every level of Division I football and has been a part of teams that have appeared in twelve bowl games.
In addition to his role with the Golden Eagles, Everett has been selected for national leadership duties. Everett currently serves as President of the National Football Operations Organization (NFOO) where he currently represents college football administrators and operations personnel on the national level. He served as Vice President of the organization in 2024. He was also appointed to the College Football Playoff (CFP) Expansion Football Sport Administrators Focus Group. This designated group of administrators assisted the CFP staff in preparation for playoff expansion this past season.
At Marshall University, Everett was named Football Chief of Staff in 2021. In addition to his football responsibilities, on July 1, 2022, Everett was promoted to the athletics department senior staff as an Assistant Athletic Director. He provided direct oversight for the day to day administration of the entire football program. He was also responsible for ensuring that the overall philosophy and program directives were met by everyone in the organization. On the field, in 2022, Everett was part of one of the biggest wins in school history, beating then eighth ranked Notre Dame. In 2024, Marshall registered its first league championship in a decade winning the Sun Belt Conference Championship 31-3 over Louisiana. It would mark the Thundering Herd’s first 10-win season since 2015. Marshall also captured bowl eligibility in each of his four seasons.
Before Marshall, he spent the 2020 season in a football support role at Vanderbilt University. Prior to that Everett served as Assistant Athletic Director for Football at Florida State University for two seasons (2018-2019). There he was responsible for the administration and operation of the football program. His role included direct oversight of the program’s budget, team travel, player development, scholarships, housing, camps/clinics, preseason training camp, post season bowl logistics, touchdown club and special projects/events. He was a member of the athletic director’s senior staff as well as oversaw a myriad of other administrative duties. Everett also supervised and managed the support staff units that included recruiting, operations, nutrition, player development, video, strength and conditioning, facilities, sports medicine and academics as it related to the football program. In addition, Everett served as the point person in football for the initial pre-planning and development of a multi-million dollar stand-alone football facility. Upon construction, the facility will consist of brand new state of the art coaches offices, meeting rooms, locker rooms, players lounge, recruiting lounge, weight room and a sports medicine treatment center.
Prior to Florida State, Everett served as the Associate Athletic Director for Football at the University of Oregon for one season (2017). There he oversaw the day to day administration of the football program. He also held the position of football’s primary sport administrator under the direction of Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens. Everett was also a part of Mullen's senior staff as well.
Everett oversaw the daily operations of the University at the South Florida program after beginning a four-year stint in 2013. While at USF, he oversaw a football renovation project that included upgrades to football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms. The project was
complete with new graphics, embroidered seating and new software and hardware technologies for these spaces. The program also saw unprecedented strides in recruiting, finishing the 2014 and 2015 cycles with two top-40 recruiting classes. The team also saw a top ranked recruiting class in the American Athletic Conference in the same years. The on-field success quickly followed in 2016 as the Bulls finished the season with an 11-2 record and a top 25 ranking in the final regular season poll. This would be a program record for most wins in a regular season and only the second time since 2011 that the program had ended the season ranked.
In 2010, Everett was named director of football operations at Western Kentucky University. In the previous year, Western Kentucky was coming off a twenty game plus losing streak. Two years later the team made program history by becoming the school’s first ever bowl team since transiting from Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Everett served as the associate director of football operations at Northwestern University from2008-2010. At Northwestern, he coordinated the operations of the Wildcats recruiting office while also assisting with the daily administration of the football program.
In 2007, Everett was named the director of football operations at Tennessee State University. Prior to that, he spent one season as a championships assistant at the Big Ten Conference office, helping with the overall administration and management of 23 conference championships and tournaments. Everett began his career at Xavier University, where he was the assistant coordinator of operations for Olympic sports.
Everett has been named a finalist for the Football Scoop National Director of Football Operations of the Year for three consecutive seasons (2022, 2023 and 2024).
Everett played collegiate football and was a member of the track and field team at Campbellsville University. On the gridiron, he was a two-year starter at defensive back and a team captain. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science/sports medicine from Campbellsville in 2004. He went on to complete his masters degree in sports administration from Xavier University (Ohio) in 2006.
Everett and his wife, Kimberly, have one son Kingston Sharrod and twin identical girls - Lennox Faith and Legaci Grace.
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