Reilly Jeffers, who has helped Tony Alford coach Ohio State’s running backs for the past two years as a program assistant for the Buckeyes, is joining Trent Dilfer’s new coaching staff at UAB as tight ends coach, according to a report by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Matt Fortuna.
Ohio State offensive assistant Reilly Jeffers is expected to become the new TE coach at UAB source tells me and @Matt_Fortuna. The former FAU staffer spent the 2020 season as the tight ends coach at Lipscomb Academy under new UAB coach Trent Dilfer.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 3, 2022
Jeffers previously worked for Dilfer as the tight ends coach at Lipscomb Academy before he joined Ohio State’s staff in 2021. The job at UAB will be Jeffers’ first full-time coaching position at the collegiate level.
Alford shared his support for Jeffers on social media shortly after the news was made public.
@ReillyJeffers I cant even begin to tell you how proud & thankful I am for you. Youve got such a great future ahead of you. Continue to LeverageYourInfluenceOnOthers. Ive been fortunate to watch you grow into the man youve become. Youre dad is surely beaming w/ pride. https://t.co/myWNgnOQSQ
— Coach Tony Alford (@CoachTonyAlford) December 3, 2022
