Rod Smith Hometown: Franklin, W.Va. Last College: Glenville State '97 Position: Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs Coach At Arizona: First Year, 16th year in coaching

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University of Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez added Rod Smith to his staff in December as quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator, bringing the former colleague here from the staff at Indiana where he held the same post under Kevin Wilson in 2011.

Smith coached quarterbacks under Rodriguez at Michigan from 2008 to 2010 and one season under Rodriguez at West Virginia in 2007. He helped develop two of the most explosive signal callers in Rodriguez' offensive system, WVU's Pat White and Michigan's Denard Robinson.

Smith was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at South Florida in 2005 and 2006 after starting on the staff there as pass game coordinator and QBs coach in 2001.

He played under Rodriguez as a quarterback at Glenville State from 1993-96, where he earned his degree in 1997. He was an All-American and team captain his senior year.

He began his coaching career as offensive coordinator at Franklin High School in West Virginia (1997), offensive coordinator at Urbana University (1998-99) and offensive coordinator at West Virginia Tech (2000).

He also committed time as a graduate assistant at Clemson in 2001 working with offensive coordinator Rodriguez and relocated with Rodriguez as a graduate assistant member of the coach's initial staff at WVU for a few months before taking a fulltime position at USF.

He received a master's degree from Urbana (Ohio) University in 2000. Smith and his wife, Charlene, have a son, Alex. He has coached in four bowl games.

Smith's Coaching History
2011	Indiana, Co-offensive coordinator, QBs coach
2008-10	Michigan, quarterbacks coach
2007	West Virginia, quarterbacks coach
2005-06 South Florida, offensive coordinator/QBs
2001-04	South Florida, QBs coach, pass game coordinator
2001	Clemson, graduate assistant; WVU graduate assistant
2000	Virginia Tech, offensive coordinator
1998-99	Urbana University, offensive coordinator
1997	Franklin, W. Va., High School, offensive coordinator
Smith in the Bowls
2007	Fiesta Bowl, West Virginia coach
2006	Papajohns Bowl, South Florida coach
2005	Meineke Car Care, South Florida coach
2001	Gator Bowl, Clemson G.A.
ROD SMITH FILE
High School	Franklin High School
College	        Glenville State, 1997
Master's	Urbana, 2000
Playing Career	Glenville State, 1993-96, quarterback
Family	        Wife, Charlene, son Alex, daughter Sasha
Recruits        San Diego County, Tampa, Arizona, quarterbacks