Early coaching career Seider's first coaching job would be at his high school alma mater,
Glades Central High School coaching
running backs in 2001 and 2002. Seider would join
Bill Stewart’s Mountaineer staff as a
graduate assistant in 2008 and 2009.
Marshall Marshall’s Doc Holliday hired him away to serve as running backs coach and
recruiting coordinator from 2010 to 2012.
West Virginia In 2013, Seider was hired by head coach
Dana Holgorsen as the
running backs coach for the
West Virginia Mountaineers. Seider would spend four seasons with the Mountaineers, and would produce 1,000-yard rushers three of the four years.
Charles Sims amassed 1,095 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground in 2013, and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him 69th overall in the third round of the
2014 NFL draft.
Wendell Smallwood followed suit in 2015, recording 1,519 yards (tops in the
Big 12) and nine touchdowns and was selected 150th overall in the fifth round of the
2016 NFL draft by the
Philadelphia Eagles. In 2016,
Justin Crawford led West Virginia in the rushing with 1,184 yards, good for third in the Big 12.
Florida In 2017, Seider was hired by the
Florida Gators and head coach
Jim McElwain as the running backs coach. Seider was retained by Coach Mullen to coach tight ends, but chose to weigh other coaching options.
Penn State On January 25, 2018,
Penn State head coach
James Franklin announced Ja'Juan Seider as the Nittany Lions’ running backs coach. 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. Sanders, who rushed for 1,274 yards and nine touchdowns, was selected in the second round (53rd overall) by the
Philadelphia Eagles in
2019 NFL draft. During the middle of the 2023 season, Seider was promoted to interim co-offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season. ==References==