Corey Dennis

Corey Michael Dennis (born July 25, 1992) is an American football coach who is currently the quarterbacks coach at Ohio State University.

For the Australian rugby player, see Cory Denniss.
Corey Dennis
Current position
TitleQuarterbacks coach
TeamOhio State
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1992-07-25) July 25, 1992
Auburn, Alabama
Playing career
2011–2014Georgia Tech
Position(s)Defensive back, wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015Ohio State (QC)
2016–2017Ohio State (GA)
2018–2019Ohio State (Sr. QC)
2020–presentOhio State (QB)

Playing career

Dennis played at Georgia Tech from 2011 to 2014, where he was a reserve defensive back before transitioning to wide receiver. Although he only caught one pass in his career in Tech's triple option offense, his biggest contribution was his play on special teams. At the conclusion of his playing career, Dennis had tied a program record by playing in all 54 games of his four-year career.[1]

Coaching career

Ohio State

After his playing career ended, Dennis got a job at Ohio State in 2015 as an intern, where his father-in-law Urban Meyer was coaching. He has acknowledged that his connection to Meyer may have played a significant part in the beginning of his career at Ohio State, but his work ethic was praised by Meyer's successor Ryan Day and former players such as Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow.[2][3] He was promoted to a graduate assistant position in 2016, and then promoted again in 2018 as the senior quality control coach. In his role as the senior quality control coach, Dennis received praise from Ohio State quarterbacks and Heisman Trophy finalists Dwayne Haskins and Justin Fields for his assistance in their stellar 2018 and 2019 seasons.[4]

Dennis was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2020, replacing Mike Yurcich.[5]

Personal life

Born in Auburn, Alabama and raised in Troy, Dennis' father Steve played college football at Georgia and was also the athletic director at Troy from 2005 to 2012.[6] He is married to Nicki Meyer, the daughter of former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer who he met when they were both athletes at Georgia Tech.[7] They have two sons, Troy and Gray.

References
  1. "From High School to Georgia Tech to Ohio State, Corey Dennis Has Made Strong Impressions on Coaches, Teammates, and Players". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "Corey Dennis on coaching OSU QB: 'I believe I'll be able to keep this thing rolling'". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Joe Burrow on Ohio State football's Corey Dennis: 'He's going to be a really good coach'". cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Ohio State football coach Ryan Day officially turns quarterback room vision over to Corey Dennis". cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Corey Dennis named Ohio State quarterbacks coach". Ohio State University. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. "Meet Ohio State's behind-the-scenes rising star". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. "His own man: Dennis 'ready' for new role at OSU". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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