The University of Mississippi Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Assistant A.D. for Communications - Football
- E-mail:
- Phone:
- 662-915-7522
- Alma Mater:
- Sam Houston State (2006)
Sheffield oversees the Ole Miss athletics communications office, which features five full-time staff members, three graduate assistants and 17 student interns. He also serves as media contact for football and women's golf.
He was part of an Ole Miss staff recognized by the Football Writers Association of America on its "Super 11" list in 2021, which honors the nation's 11 best media relations departments.
Sheffield also oversaw all communication efforts for the 2021 Rebels' women's golf team that captured Ole Miss' first women's national title in school history.
Prior to Ole Miss, Sheffield spent five years at Baylor as an Assistant Directory of Athletic Communications, serving as media liaison for football and website services. While at Baylor, Sheffield assisted with the PR campaign for 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III.
Sheffield began his career in athletic communications with postgrad internships at the University of Sioux Falls and North Texas.
A member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the College Sports Communicators (CSC) and the National Football Foundation (NFF), Sheffield earned his undergraduate degree from Sam Houston State in journalism/public relations.
Sheffield resides in Oxford with his wife Leslie and their four children: Emrie, Edie, Blakely, and Briggs.
