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James Shibest

Special Teams Coordinator · Purdue · 2026

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James Shibest — Coaching summary

James Shibest has extensive special-teams coordinator experience, including work with Barry Odom at UNLV. Purdue's dated biography records his role coordinating Boilermaker special teams.

Additional background from the official source retained October 16, 2026: He played receiver at Arkansas and earned All-Southwest Conference recognition in 1984 and 1986. He earned a bachelor's degree in business there in 1988. His earlier coaching path included Oklahoma State, Independence and Garden City community colleges, and Butler County Community College, where his teams won national titles in 1998 and 1999.

Checked 2026-10-30 · Sources: Purdue Athletics — official coaching profile

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