2019 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF JONATHAN SMITH HEAD COACH Second season at Oregon State @Coach_Smith When Oregon State second-year head coach Jonathan Smith stepped on campus as the leader of the football program November 29, 2017, his immedi- ate goals were to create a culture, lay a foundation, and set overall expectations for the young men in the program. By all accounts, Coach Smith has achieved those goals with impressive re- sults considering a school record 23 student-athletes made the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Academic Team, the overall GPA continues on an upward track of 3.00-plus and a new level of expectations have been established. (3,053 yards in 1999). He still holds the mark for the longest touchdown pass On the field in his first season, the team was among the most productive in at 97 yards to Chad Johnson in 2000. Smith left OSU ranked No. 3 at the time the Pac-12 for several offensive categories, won on the road for the first time in conference history for passing yards and total offense. since 2014 and saw true freshman Jermar Jefferson set school records for His honors as a player were numerous while wearing the Orange and Black. rushing on his way to All-American and Pac-12 Offensive Freshman Player of the He was the Fiesta Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player, earned Pac-10 Confer- Year accolades. In addition, receiver Timmy Hernandez secured the program’s ence Offensive Player of the Week multiple times and was a two-time member first Academic All-America honor since 1999. of the league’s honorable mention team. When OSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes officially Smith’s coaching career started, in many respects as a player, but officially introduced Smith, the first OSU graduate to ever lead the football program, he as a graduate assistant coach in 2002 and 2003 under both Dennis Erickson highlighted the former Beaver quarterback’s legacy in Corvallis. and Riley, respectively. He helped the Beavers to the 2002 Insight Bowl and “He has a unique perspective on what it means to be a part of Beaver Na- 2003 Vegas Bowls, and in the process assisted in the grooming of longtime tion and to be successful for our student-athletes on and off the field,” Barnes NFL quarterback Derek Anderson. confirmed. Prior to returning to Oregon State, Smith served as the offensive coordi- As a student-athlete, Smith was a four-year letterman quarterback at Or- nator and quarterbacks coach for the Washington Huskies, a program that he egon State from 1998-2001. He came to the program as a walk-on from Glen- helped build into a conference and national championship contender. During dora, Calif., joining than head coach and OSU’s all-time winningest mentor Mike his tenure he coached Husky record-setting quarterback and 2016 Pac-12 Riley. Smith earned his first start on Oct. 31, 1998 and never relinquished that Player of the Year Jake Browning, and helped the Huskies to the 2016 College role for the final 38 games of his career. The two-time team captain led the Bea- Football Playoff and the 2017 Fiesta Bowl. vers to the 1999 Oahu Bowl and the 2001 Fiesta Bowl, where OSU capped an The 40-year-old Smith earned his first full-time coaching position at Idaho 11-1 season with a dominating 41-9 victory over Notre Dame and a No. 4 final in 2004, where he served as the quarterbacks coach through 2009. In his final Associated Press ranking. season with the Vandals, the team ranked ninth in the NCAA for total offense “Oregon State University is a special place and I have many memories of be- (451.4 yards per game); 12th in the nation for passing offense (286.7 yards per ing a part of Beaver Nation,” Smith said. “I played for some of the best coaches game); and 20th in scoring (32.7 points per game). I have ever been around and learned many of the qualities I have utilized in my From 2010-11, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for coaching career.” Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) powerhouse Montana, leading the Smith left OSU as the school’s all-time leading passer with 9,680 yards Grizzlies to the NCAA Division I semifinals in 2011. While Smith was at Montana, -- he now ranks third among all Beaver quarterbacks in total passing yardage. the Grizzlies’ offense ranked in the top 20 nationally in multiple categories. At the time of his graduation his records included career touchdown passes Smith joined Boise State for the 2012 and 2013 seasons as the Broncos’ (55); single-game passing yards (469 yards); and single-season passing yards quarterbacks coach. He helped guide the team to the 2012 Mountain West Con- ference co-championship and to a victory over the Washington Huskies in the Las Vegas Bowl. Following the 2013 regular season at Boise State, Smith followed head coach Chris Petersen to Washington to serve as the Huskies’ offensive coordi- nator and quarterbacks coach. A three-year starting quarterback at Glendora (Calif.) High, Smith graduated from high school in 1997 and earned his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Oregon State in December, 2001. He and his wife, Candice, have three children, Robert (10 years old), Bella (8) and Charles (4). 62 @BeaverFootball COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF 2019 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE JONATHAN SMITH COACHING HISTORY UNDER JONATHAN SMITH 2017-present - Oregon State - Head Coach 2014-2017 – Washington – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks >> The Beavers saw 23 players earn Pac-12 academic honors in 2018, 2012-2013 – Boise State – Quarterbacks the most ever in a single-season by an Oregon State team. 2010-2011 – Montana – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2004-2009 – Idaho – Quarterbacks >> Football has an OSU record cumulative team grade point average of 2002-2003 – Oregon State – Graduate Assistant 3.08 and posted a 3.21 team GPA in the fall. BOWL TEAMS 2017 – Fiesta >> The Beavers posted their first road win since 2014 (at Colorado), in 2016 – Peach/College Football Playoff an overtime come-from-behind victory. 2015 – Heart of Dallas 2014 – Cactus >> The 2018 Beavers accounted for 4,857 yards in total offense, the 2013 – Hawai’i third-highest for an Oregon State team for a 12-game season. 2012 – Las Vegas 2003 – Las Vegas >> The team’s 313 points in 2018 represent the fifth-highest total for a 2002 – Insight 12-game season. 2000 – Fiesta/Bowl Championship Series* 1999 – O’ahu* *-as a player >> Oregon State’s 67 penalties for the 2018 season marked the fewest since 1994. >> The 2018 season marked the first time OSU had three receivers with 50-plus receptions in the same season since 2009. They were Isaiah Hodgins (59), Timmy Hernandez (58) and Trevon Bradford (56). >> Timmy Hernandez became the first Beaver in 20 years to be named an Academic All-American when he was selected a second-team se- lection by CoSIDA after last season. >> The roster for the 2019 season contains players who have combined for more than 300 career starts. >> Oregon State will return 63 players in 2019 who have lettered during their careers in Corvallis, and three transfers who have played at the Division I collegiate level. >> Eighteen of those 63 players have competed in at least 20 games in an Oregon State uniform. >> Twenty-five true or redshirt freshmen played in 2018. >> In 2018, Jermar Jefferson became the fourth Beaver to earn Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year honors. He is also the OSU first true freshman to earn All-America honors since Jacquizz Rodgers in 2008. >> Jefferson set the school record for single season rushing by a true freshman (1,380 yards) and finished sixth for single-year rushing at OSU. No Beaver running back with a 1,000-yard rushing season had fewer attempts than Jefferson (239). >> Jefferson’s 254 rushing yards at Arizona State stands as the sec- ond-best single-game mark in school history. He also finished with 238 in the second game of his career, against Southern Utah, which is the fourth-best mark ever by an OSU player. >> Blake Brandel, should he start every regular season game this sea- son, would tally at least 48 for his career. That would tie him for third in a career at Oregon State. He has started in every game he has played at OSU. #GoBeavs 63 2019 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE BLUE ADAMS SECONDARY COACH First season at Oregon State @CoachAdamsOSU Hometown: Miami, Florida Education: Cincinnati, 2003 – bachelor’s in criminal justice NOTABLES 7th NFL Round Draft pick of the Detroit Lions in 2003 NFL Player with the Buccaneers, Bengals, Falcons, and Jaguars NFL Safeties/defensive backs coach for Miami Dolphins (2012-15) All-Conference 2002 All-USA Conference defensive back at Cincinnati All-State As a defensive back at Miami (Fla.) Senior High School – also all- county 20 Number of interceptions (2nd in the country) in 2017 by South Florida’s sec- ondary OREGON STATE (2019-Present) • Appointed secondary coach January 24, 2019 SOUTH FLORIDA (2017-18) • Bulls were 17-8 during his two seasons • Team played in the Gaspiralla Bowl and Birmingham Bowl • Secondary players Deatrick Nichols and Devin Abraham 2017 American Ath- letic Conference Honorable Mention WEST VIRGINIA (2016) • CB Rasul Douglas All-American, Big 12 First Team, co-national leaders for in- terceptions • 10-3 record in 2016. • No. 18 national ranking MIAMI DOLPHINS (2012-15) • Assistant coach, overseeing safeties and defensive backs NORTHERN IOWA (2011-12) • Two-time Missouri Valley Conference champions • Final national ranking of No.