Boston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coach
5 years, 1 month ago

Boston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coach

Associated Press  

The tweet from Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond showed a puff of white smoke rising from the school’s Gothic bell tower, Gasson Hall. “I’ve heard great things about him,” interim coach Rich Gunnell said after the team practiced for the Jan. 2 Birmingham Bowl. “Welcome to BC.” A New Jersey native who coached at Rutgers and Pittsburgh before spending seven seasons in the NFL, Hafley returned to college last year to join the staff at Ohio State. “Jeff Hafley was someone we targeted from the outset,” said Jarmond, who was an assistant AD at Ohio State before coming to BC. “The culture at Ohio State, it’s a winning tradition,” BC quarterback Denis Grosel said.

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New York Times  

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New York Times  

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