Jason Scharsch

Bio

Coach Scharsch begins his seventh season at Oakland as an assistant coach and his 30th year in coaching overall for the 2025 campaign. The Tipp City, Ohio, native worked two years as an assistant coach at Central Middle School in Murfreesboro while finishing his degree at Middle Tennessee State. He started full-time as an assistant coach at Riverdale High School under head coach Gary Rankin, working with the Warriors for five seasons, including state championships in 1997 and 2001 and a runner-up finish in 2000. RHS compiled a 64-5 record during those five campaigns. Scharsch’s first head coaching position was at Eagleville High School where he started the football program in 2002. In three seasons the Eagles went from one win to three to 7-4 and the first round of the playoffs. Eagleville also reached the second round of the playoffs in his final season at Eagleville. In 2008 he became the head coach at Spring Hill High School, again turning around a program from 2-8 in his first season to 8-3 and the first round of the playoffs in his second year. He spent five seasons with the Raiders. Scharsch moved to Stewarts Creek High School when it opened in 2013 under head coach David Martin, serving six years with the Red Hawks as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. SCHS posted a 19-22 record over the last four seasons, including 6-4 in 2015 and 6-5 with a first-round playoff appearance in 2016. He began his tenure at Oakland in 2019, working with running backs throughout his time at OHS. The Patriots won state championships in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024 and reached the state semifinals in 2019. He rejoined the staff in November 2023 for the playoff run to a state runner-up finish. Scharsch earned his bachelor’s from Middle Tennessee State in 1997. He is married to the former Jenifer Bounds and the couple has four children Cody, Jackson, Haley, and Faith. They also have 2 grandchildren, Fisher and Kaden.