When Chris Ash got hired as Rutgers’ head coach on Dec. 5, he knew immediately whom he wanted as the program’s strength and conditioning coach. Ash got his man on Friday, hiring Ohio State assistant strength and conditioning coach Kenny Parker as Rutgers’ head strength and conditioning coach. “It’s as important as anything,” Ash said of the strength coach in an interview with NJ Advance Media on Thursday. “If I got a head coaching job, I knew right away what I was going to do with the strength coach. There wasn’t a lot of discussion about it. We came to a pretty quick agreement.” Ash puts the strength coach on the same level as the offensive and defensive coordinators in terms of leadership positions for the program. In some ways, the strength coach is even more valuable because he is allowed more access to players than any other coach. NCAA rules limit the amount of time the head coach and nine on-field assistants get with players, particularly in the offseason. “I am excited to welcome Kenny to Rutgers football program,” Ash said in a statement announcing the hire. “In our past two seasons together at Ohio State I have recognized Kenny’s tremendous work ethic and his ability to get the most out of our players. …
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