After a rather busy week for Urban Meyer, it appears he’s succeeded in getting another assistant in joining his coaching staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars. According to the official Twitter account of Weber State University, running backs coach Quinton Ganther will be leaving their staff to join Meyer, who was his coach at the University of Utah.
Ganther, 36, joined Weber State’s staff and coach Jay Hill in 2013. Prior to joining them, he accepted a coaching internship with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, where he aided in coaching their running backs.
After his run in college with the Utes, Ganther was a seventh-round selection (No. 246 overall) for the Tennessee Titans. He spent three seasons there and also spent time with The Washington Football Team, Seahawks, and Buffalo Bills. After appearing in 36 career games (five were starts), Ganther exited the NFL with 80 carries for 280 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
As a collegiate player, his first year (2004) was Meyer’s last with the Utes. During that season, he was able to accumulate 654 yards and two touchdowns. However, even after moving on, Meyer seemingly kept in touch with Ganther just as he does with a lot of his players who make it to the NFL.
There hasn’t been any word on who will be the Jags’ running backs coach, so it very well could be Ganther’s job. Once everything is official, Ganther will join an offensive staff led by offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who he worked with during his internship in Seattle. Ganther will also join offensive assistants Sanjay Lal, Brian Schottenheimer, George Warhop, and Tyler Bowen amongst notables.
If named the Jags’ running backs coach, Ganther will also be tasked with working with ascending star running back James Robinson, who was fifth in the league in rushing in 2020 with 1,040 rushing yards.
