Chapman-USD game will let Shafer coach within county

When the Chapman University football team travels to the University of San Diego for the Panthers’ November 5 football game, the players and coaches will travel down Interstate 5 and cross State Route 76 in Oceanside. Chapman assistant coach George Shafer will likely note to those with him that he lives nine miles east of that exit.

“I’m thrilled I’m coming home,” said Shafer, who has lived in Morro Hills for the past eight years. “I’m excited about going.”

Shafer is the special teams coach for Chapman. He has been with the team for the past 12 years, or since the school reinstated its footbal...