Travis Everhart will be entering his first season as a member of the West Virginia State University football staff as the Assistant Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator, and Offensive Line Coach. He comes to WVSU from Fort Valley State University in Georgia and has 18 years of coaching experience spread throughout every level of football.
At Fort Valley State, Coach Everhart served as the Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach. During his time at Fort Valley State University the Wildcats won the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship as well at the SIAC East Division Championship. Everhart coached quarterback/wide receiver Otis Brown to First Team All-SIAC. Brown led the conference in scoring with 17 touchdowns. He also coached offensive guard Brian Cornish who received Second Team All-SIAC honors and punter Juan Serna who garnered First Team All-SIAC honors, leading the conference in punting.
Before his stint at Fort Valley State University, Coach Everhart was at the University of Charleston (WV) where he spent three seasons. There he served as the wide receiver coach for two seasons and coached the tight ends and fullbacks for one while also being the Special Teams Coordinator. He coached punter Brett Benes, who was the first UC player in school history to be named to the AFCA DII Coaches’ All-America Team in 2015. Benes was also 2015 All-Mountain East Conference First Team selection with an overall punt average of 43.5 which was #1 in the MEC and #4 in NCAA DII. The UC Punt unit ranked #1 in MEC and #1 the NCAA DII in the regular season for net punt average.
The University of Charleston made its first ever NCAA DII playoff appearance in school history in 2015. Everhart coached an offensive unit that broke school records for wins in a season, points per game, yards per game, offensive touchdowns, and scored 50+ points four times.
Everhart began his coaching career at his alma mater, Capital University, coaching Running Backs. Following his initial stint with Capital, he coached Tight Ends at California University of Pa. He followed his coaching run at Cal-Pa with stays at Tiffin University and South Dakota Tech as the Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator.
Coach Everhart then took the play calling reins as the Offensive Coordinator for Louisburg College, Hiram College, WVU Tech and Point University. Moving up to NCAA DI, Everhart served as the Assistant Offensive Line Coach at Kent State University. He was also the Head Football coach at Unioto High School in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Prior to starting his coaching career Everhart was a four-year starter and letterman as a nose tackle and long snapper for Capital University in Columbus, OH. He received the prestigious Crusader Award, which is given to the player who best represents the characteristics of a champion on and off the football field. He would go on to earn a degree in Elementary Education from Capital, graduating in 1999. During his time at Cal-Pa, Everhart would earn his master's degree in Geography and Regional Planning.
Everhart, originally from Frankfort, Ohio, resides in Institute, WV. His wife, Jenna, serves as the Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program at WVU Tech and they are the proud parents of two children, Jon “Mac” McNeill and Kay Elaine. Coach Everhart is also a member of the American Football Coaches Association and the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association.
RECRUITING AREAS WV: Counties of Pleasant, and Wood. OHIO: Counties of Athens, Coshocton, Fairfield, Franklin, Guernsey, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Ross, Scioto, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington, and Wayne.
