Waynesville High School has turned to a coach with deep college experience for the next phase of its football program, naming Tim Camp as its new head football coach and Director of Tiger Performance Training.
The district announced the move on April 14, saying Camp will begin with the 2026 to 2027 school year.
Camp arrives with a background that gives the hire real weight. He brings more than 20 years of collegiate coaching and athletic leadership experience, with past stops that include The University of the South, Nebraska Omaha, Bucknell, and a long run at Eastern Oregon.
For a high school program trying to build something stable and serious, that kind of résumé stands out right away.
The biggest line on that résumé came at Eastern Oregon, where Camp spent 17 years leading the program and became the all time winningest coach in school history.
He has coached more than 100 All Conference players, helped produce seven conference players of the year, and saw 22 players earn AFCA NAIA All America honors during his time in charge.
Eastern Oregon’s own records show he took over in 2008, guided the program to its first Frontier Conference title in 2020, and led the Mountaineers to a national semifinal run in 2016, which remains the best season in program history.
That matters for Waynesville because this is not the kind of hire built only on energy or promise. It is a hire built on years of work inside meeting rooms, weight rooms, recruiting battles, and game day decisions.
Camp has coached players who developed into all conference and all America level talent, and that experience should carry real value for a high school program looking for growth both on the field and inside its training culture.
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The other part of the job title is worth noticing too. Waynesville did not just name Camp as head football coach. It also put him in charge of Tiger Performance Training, which signals that the school sees this as a broader development role, not just a sideline assignment in the fall.
That should matter to players and families because football programs are often shaped as much by daily training habits, strength work, and structure as they are by play calling on Friday night.
Camp’s background fits that kind of role. He has served on multiple American Football Coaches Association committees and has also been a regular presenter at Glazier and Nike coaching clinics, which adds another layer to his profile.
The district also noted that he was a four year starting offensive lineman at Oregon State before signing a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers. Those details help explain why the school views him as more than a standard coaching hire.
His first public comments after the announcement also pointed more toward culture than hype.
Camp said he and his family were grateful for the opportunity and that they were excited to build relationships, inspire young athletes, and become part of the community.
That is the kind of message schools like to hear when they are handing over a program to a new leader, especially one arriving from the college level.
For Waynesville, the move feels like a clear statement. The school is bringing in a coach with a long track record, national level experience, and a background in player development, then placing him in a role that reaches beyond the football field.
Whether that turns into quick results will come later, but on paper, the Tigers have made a hire that looks serious from every angle.
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