CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Jonathan Smith introduced himself as head coach of the Oregon State Beavers with a simple message.
"It is great to be home," Smith said to applause from boosters gathered at a news conference on campus Thursday, a day after he was named to the job.
Smith, a former Oregon State quarterback who led the team to a Fiesta Bowl victory following the 2000 season, comes to the Beavers from Washington, where he was quarterbacks coach under coach Chris Petersen.
"Now I'm sitting here in front of you with my dream job, in my dream town, at my dream school," Smith said.