Just hours after The Oregonian/OregonLive broke the news that Jonathan Smith is the Oregon State Beavers' new football coach, Smith and his family reportedly arrived in Corvallis on Wednesday afternoon.
BREAKING: Jonathan Smith, his family, and AD Scott Barnes have just landed at Corvallis Municipal Airport. pic.twitter.com/mnCNL30F3H
-- Amy Schwartz (@TheAmySchwartz) November 30, 2017
Smith, the former Oregon State quarterback who led the Beavers to an 11-1 season and a Fiesta Bowl victory during the 2000 season, inherits a program that went 1-11 this season.
Here's a sampling of what former players and others are saying about the hiring of Smith, who most recently had been the Washington Huskies' offensive coordinator.