Assistant Coach Darrell Hazell (official thread)

[OSU Rob]

what he did immediately w/ our special teams, esp. in ginn's freshman yr, and now w/ all the wr's contributing, has been amazing

[MililaniBuckeye]

I hope I'm not jinxing, but I don't see Hazell lasting more than a few more seasons before some decent-sized program offers him a head coaching job.

[Buckskin86]

Lazy summer days hardly exist anymore for Buckeyes
Sunday, July 1, 2007 3:48 AM
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Darrell Hazell remembers his first summer as an assistant coach at Oberlin in 1986.

"I went home to New Jersey and stayed there with my folks for four or five weeks," Hazell said, laughing. "I guess you could say the job has changed drastically since then."

There is no such thing as extended downtime for college football coaches anymore. They still get vacation, and Hazell, the assistant head coach at Ohio State, said coach Jim Tressel demands that his assistants take it.

"He tells us we need to get away from the place and recharge the batteries," Hazell said. "He doesn't put any strings on us as far as needing to be around when it's your vacation.

"If it's your turn to cover the office, he has trust you'll get that done. But he really believes in his guys getting away, spending some time with your family, so when you come back in late July we can concentrate on the things we need to concentrate on and be fresh about it."

The Columbus Dispatch : Lazy summer days hardly exist anymore for Buckeyes

[BB73]

rivals

August 25, 2007
Hazell reflects on his former pupils
Kevin Noon
Managing Editor

The National Football League picked up a decided Ohio State flavor this past draft season with three players getting selected from coach Darrell Hazell's receiving corps. With Ted Ginn and Anthony Gonzalez both taken in the first round and Roy Hall joining Gonzo in Indianapolis after getting tabbed in the fifth round, the three former receivers have traded in scoring touchdowns for glory to scoring touchdowns for a NFL paycheck.

As the three players are in the midst of their pre-season schedule and the Ohio State team is at the end of the fall camp it hasn't stopped the former teach and his former pupils from getting in touch with one another and talking about life at the next level.

"They've all called me and shared some experiences," Hazell said. "It's funny to hear them talk about some things but they are working hard and as you would expect trying to do a good job for their team."

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[osugrad21]

Scout $

Coach Hazell praises the progression of the WRs this year and says he expects huge things from them in the future.

[Taosman]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

I hope I'm not jinxing, but I don't see Hazell lasting more than a few more seasons before some decent-sized program offers him a head coaching job.

Which raises the question about demand for black head coaches.
He's more likely to become an offensive coordinator.