Jeffery Earls joined the Penn State staff as an Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement in February of 2019. Prior to his arrival in Happy Valley, Earls designed and implemented training regiments as he served on strength and conditioning staffs at Texas Tech University, Tulane University, Purdue University, the University of Texas, Louisiana State University, and both the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He also trained athletes in the private sector at Elite Athletics Incorporated, Centers for Athletic Performance Elite, and the United States Southern Regional Olympic Training Center with the Gayle Hatch Weightlifting Team. Throughout his coaching career, Earls has aided in the overall mental and physical development of numerous Olympians and professional athletes in a variety of sports.