{"id":706059,"date":"2026-01-26T09:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/706059\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:59:18","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-coach-turns-back-on-nfl-for-college-football-position-after-mike-tomlins-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/706059\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers coach turns back on NFL for college football position after Mike Tomlin&#8217;s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORMER NFL coach Arthur Smith is on the verge of being appointed as the new offensive coordinator of the Ohio State Buckeyes.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old leaves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> in favor of a move to college football.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Sport newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Smith has been appointed as the new offensive coordinator of the Ohio State BuckeyesCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Mike Tomlin\u2019s departureCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>It comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/mike-tomlin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Tomlin<\/a> stepped down as head coach earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> teams allegedly held an interest in speaking to Smith about their head coach and offensive coordinator vacancies.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/arizona-cardinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/tennessee-titans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> reportedly wanted him for their head coach positions.<\/p>\n<p>But Smith turned down interest from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> to join the Ohio State Buckeyes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/15838598\/terry-bradshaw-fox-nfl-sunday-michael-strahan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/newspress-collage-voj1dgte0-1769392491981.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">ARE YOU SHAW?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Terry Bradshaw told to retire from Fox NFL Sunday after major live TV mistake<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/15838596\/tom-brady-seahawks-rams-watch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tom-brady-looks-nfc-wild-1050883226_8bf912.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">WATCH IT<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Tom Brady stuns fans with $650,000 watch at Rams-Seahawks NFC Championship Game<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A deal for the move is currently being finalised.<\/p>\n<p>Before his spell with the Steelers, Smith spent three seasons with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/atlanta-falcons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> as their head coach.<\/p>\n<p>He was also with the Tennessee Titans for almost a decade in various coaching positions.<\/p>\n<p>The former Steelers man started his career in college football with the University of North Carolina and the University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost read in American Football\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Smith will join Ryan Day at Ohio State. The Buckeyes were crowned national champions 12 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>However, they were eliminated by the Miami Hurricanes in the quarter-finals this time around.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/15836518\/pittsburgh-steelers-mike-mccarthy-tomlin-nfl-aaron-rodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers have verbally agreed a deal with Mike McCarthy<\/a> to be their new head coach.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/green-bay-packers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/dallas-cowboys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> leader has been without a coaching job in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>But he will replace Tomlin in a major shake-up in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tHow to watch Super Bowl LX\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769421558_685_general-view-inside-levis-stadium-1052824668.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-boxout__content__intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t*If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>THE biggest night in the sports calendar is almost upon us \u2013 and here\u2019s how to watch it live.<\/p>\n<p>Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California will be the venue for Super Bowl LX on Sunday 8 February.<\/p>\n<p>The kings of the AFC will face the best team in the NFC at 6:30 pm ET, while Bad Bunny is lined up for the halftime show.<\/p>\n<p>NBC is the official broadcaster for this year\u2019s showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=34784X1601670&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%23ib-section-section-8&amp;sref=how-to-watch-winter-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">HERE <\/a>to Peacock to watch all the action from Levi\u2019s Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORMER NFL coach Arthur Smith is on the verge of being appointed as the new offensive coordinator of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":706060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[7,6,60,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-706059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-ohio-state-buckeyes-football","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115960818928695339","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/706060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}