Drew Thurman (1:44 pm)
Urban has picked the seventh member of his coaching staff by hiring Zach Smith as his wide receivers coach. Smith, the grandson of Earle Bruce, coached for the past year at Temple University as the wide receivers and special teams, which won nine games this season, including its first bowl win in 32 years. He worked alongside Meyer for five seasons at Florida. Meyer had this to say in the official release:
“Zach Smith has already coached with me for five seasons, and so I know what a quality coach he is,” Meyer said. “He knows my system inside and out and he teaches the system the way I want it to be taught. He has coached and taught some great players already, like Percy Harvin, Aaron Hernandez and Louis Murphy.”
Smith is excited to return to Columbus, where he graduated high school at Dublin Coffman.
“It is really, really a dream come true,” Smith said Wednesday evening. “I grew up watching Ohio State, my Grandfather coached here and I always dreamt of doing it, too.
“Plus I have an opportunity to work with Coach Meyer again. I was able to spend five years on his staff at Florida, and now working with him again is another dream come true for me. It’s like two dreams coming true. I’m really excited, and it is wonderful to be back home.”
Urban has picked the seventh member of his coaching staff by hiring Zach Smith as his wide receivers coach. Smith, the grandson of Earle Bruce, coached for the past year at Temple University as the wide receivers and special teams, which won nine games this season, including its first bowl win in 32 years. He worked alongside Meyer for five seasons at Florida. Meyer had this to say in the official release:
“Zach Smith has already coached with me for five seasons, and so I know what a quality coach he is,” Meyer said. “He knows my system inside and out and he teaches the system the way I want it to be taught. He has coached and taught some great players already, like Percy Harvin, Aaron Hernandez and Louis Murphy.”
Smith is excited to return to Columbus, where he graduated high school at Dublin Coffman.
“It is really, really a dream come true,” Smith said Wednesday evening. “I grew up watching Ohio State, my Grandfather coached here and I always dreamt of doing it, too.
“Plus I have an opportunity to work with Coach Meyer again. I was able to spend five years on his staff at Florida, and now working with him again is another dream come true for me. It’s like two dreams coming true. I’m really excited, and it is wonderful to be back home.”
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