Josh Gattis
FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2016, file photo, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, right, and assistant coach Zach Smith, left, gesture from the sideline during the team's NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Meyer encouraged Smith to stay with the Buckeyes in January 2018 after the then-assistant coach was pursued by Alabama, according to texts messages from Meyer to Smith. On Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, Ohio State released thousands of pages of heavily redacted texts and email that were part of an external investigation conducted last August into Meyer’s handling of Smith and what he knew about allegations of domestic violence made by Smith’s ex-wife, Courtney Smith. Meyer was suspended for the first three games of last season by Ohio State after the investigation. After the season he retired at 54, citing health concerns. He is now working as an analyst with Fox Sports. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Saban denies offering ex-Ohio State assistant Zach Smith job

By John Zenor Aug. 03, 2019 11:50 AM EDT

Penn State head coach James Franklin responds to a question during the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days Friday, July 19, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Ohio State, other Big Ten East powers facing uncertainty

By Keith Jenkins Jul. 19, 2019 03:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, then-Penn State wide receivers coach Josh Gattis chases his son Jace, 2, following NCAA college football practice, in State College, Pa. Michigan hired Josh Gattis away from Alabama to be Jim Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2019. The 34-year-old Gattis was a co-offensive coordinator last season for the Crimson Tide. Gattis was Penn State’s wide receivers coach and passing-game coordinator and led the program’s offensive recruiting efforts the previous four seasons. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP, File)
Harbaugh hires Gattis away from Alabama to be Michigan's OC

By Larry Lage Jan. 10, 2019 06:25 PM EST