Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has officially announced the naming of Corey Dennis as the new quarterbacks coach. Dennis takes over for the departed Mike Yurcich after he accepted the offensive coordinator role at Texas.
Dennis has been with the Ohio State football program as the senior quality control coach, working with the quarterbacks over the last couple of years. He has been instrumental in putting together game plans and helping guide two Heisman finalists under center.
He has been on staff at Ohio State for six seasons, initially as a graduate assistant before being promoted to the role he had prior to this. He is a graduate of Georgia Tech where he met his wife Nicki Meyer Dennis, the daughter of former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.
Good news! Senior quality control coach Corey Dennis, who has worked with the @OhioStateFB QBs and WRs for the past two years, has been named Ohio State quarterbacks coach by head coach Ryan Day. #GoBucks! https://t.co/YIxRBQ2MX9
— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) January 10, 2020
“Corey is a talented young coach and someone I’ve worked closely alongside for three seasons,” Day said in making the announcement. “He knows our system and he knows how we teach. I think he is going to allow us to develop some continuity in the quarterback room, and that’s important. I also believe that he is going to be an excellent recruiter for us.”
It has to be an exciting day for the Dennis household, and by extension, the Ohio State football program.