Position: Defensive Backs
Bio: Robert “Berto” Smoot is entering his first season with Ohio State Club Football in 2025.
Smoot is a 2014 graduate of Beechcroft High School, where he played primarily as a defensive back. He brings over a decade of coaching experience across multiple levels of football. After a stint as a scout team DB at Texas Southern University, Smoot began developing young athletes as a defensive backs coach in Texas, Georgia and Ohio.
He has served as Defensive Coordinator for the Columbus Ginn Elite Bobcats 14U (2019–2022) and Legacy U 14U (2024), and currently leads the defense for Braxton Miller’s Charg1ng 7v7 program. His high school coaching experience includes key roles at Marion-Franklin HS and Columbus South HS, where he contributed as an Assistant Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator and QB/Pass Game Coach.
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