The death of former Arizona Wildcats assistant Calvin Magee was felt throughout the sport of college football, but especially so at Jacksonville State, where new head coach Rich Rodriguez was suddenly without an offensive coordinator.
To replace Magee, Rodriguez hired Rod Smith, Magee’s former co-offensive coordinator at Arizona.
Coach Rod Smith joins the Jacksonville State Football staff
Welcome to the family @CoachRSmith1u2757
https://t.co/Io3bsf6lJA#HardEdge | #RTE21 pic.twitter.com/PAqhV9xAQv— Jacksonville State Football (@JSUGamecockFB) June 12, 2022Smith worked at Arizona for the entirety of Rodriguez’s tenure as the Wildcats head coach.