Jeff Whitehead was named Auburn’s Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance in October 2022.
Whitehead has oversight of the compliance office, leading the efforts to coordinate, educate and direct coaches and monitor the recruitment, admission and eligibility of prospective and current student-athletes in all sport programs.
Whitehead came to The Plains with more than a decade of experience in compliance, spending the last eight years prior to his arrival at Auburn at the University of South Carolina, where he was the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Services since 2018.
In his role as Associate AD at South Carolina, he served as the primary liaison overseeing the operations of the Office of Compliance Services, as well as providing legislative interpretations to coaches and staff. He served as the primary compliance liaison for the football and men's basketball teams, while assisting with all other varsity sports.
Whitehead served in numerous capacities at South Carolina. Prior to his time as Associate AD, he was an Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Services for one year, an Associate Director for two and was an Assistant Director upon his arrival in Columbia in April 2014.
In those various roles, Whitehead had responsibilities in monitoring the institution's recruiting efforts, waiver and violation reporting, as well as oversight of the department's intern and extern program. Additionally, he served as the compliance liaison for the baseball, women's basketball, beach volleyball, volleyball, swimming and diving, and softball programs.
From July 2011 until his arrival in Columbia, Whitehead worked as the Compliance Coordinator at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. While at Troy, he was responsible for many facets of the compliance office, including reporting and submitting the Annual Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR), administering the institution's NLI process, management of initial eligibility issues, as well as monitoring Bylaws 11, 13, 15, and 17.
Prior to Troy, Whitehead served one year as a graduate assistant in the Athletics Compliance Office at the University of Central Florida while earning his master's degree in 2011. A native of Orlando, Florida, Whitehead earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Florida in 2006.
Whitehead and his wife, Claudia, have one son, Cameron.
Whitehead has oversight of the compliance office, leading the efforts to coordinate, educate and direct coaches and monitor the recruitment, admission and eligibility of prospective and current student-athletes in all sport programs.
Whitehead came to The Plains with more than a decade of experience in compliance, spending the last eight years prior to his arrival at Auburn at the University of South Carolina, where he was the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Services since 2018.
In his role as Associate AD at South Carolina, he served as the primary liaison overseeing the operations of the Office of Compliance Services, as well as providing legislative interpretations to coaches and staff. He served as the primary compliance liaison for the football and men's basketball teams, while assisting with all other varsity sports.
Whitehead served in numerous capacities at South Carolina. Prior to his time as Associate AD, he was an Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Services for one year, an Associate Director for two and was an Assistant Director upon his arrival in Columbia in April 2014.
In those various roles, Whitehead had responsibilities in monitoring the institution's recruiting efforts, waiver and violation reporting, as well as oversight of the department's intern and extern program. Additionally, he served as the compliance liaison for the baseball, women's basketball, beach volleyball, volleyball, swimming and diving, and softball programs.
From July 2011 until his arrival in Columbia, Whitehead worked as the Compliance Coordinator at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. While at Troy, he was responsible for many facets of the compliance office, including reporting and submitting the Annual Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR), administering the institution's NLI process, management of initial eligibility issues, as well as monitoring Bylaws 11, 13, 15, and 17.
Prior to Troy, Whitehead served one year as a graduate assistant in the Athletics Compliance Office at the University of Central Florida while earning his master's degree in 2011. A native of Orlando, Florida, Whitehead earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Florida in 2006.
Whitehead and his wife, Claudia, have one son, Cameron.