Ohio State Football: Buckeyes and Tide on a Collision Course

January 18, 2022

Buckeyes and Tide on a Collision Course The Ohio State football team is one year removed from a National Championship appearance and are defending Rose Bowl champs. The Buckeyes have big aspirations in 2022. A little over one year ago, Alabama rolled the Ohio State football team in Miami to win the National Championship. The Crimson Tide offense was historically elite with Heisman winner Devonta Smith. However, illness and injuries…

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Ohio State Hiring Matt Guerrieri In Quality Control Role

January 18, 2022

Ohio State isn’t done adding to their defensive staff as it was announced this morning that the Buckeyes would be adding Duke co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Matt Guerrieri as a senior adviser/analyst. #OhioState also landed former #Duke co-DC/safeties coach @MattGuerrieri as a senior advisor/analyst…huge pick up for #Buckeyes…Guerrieri worked under Jim Knowles at Duke — Alex Gleitman (@alexgleitman) January 18, 2022 Guerrieri served at Duke for nine seasons beginning in 2012,…

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Kerry Coombs Hired by Cincinnati

January 18, 2022

Ohio State and Cincinnati have worked out a trade… sort of. With the Buckeyes hiring Perry Eliano, an opening was created on the Cincinnati staff. And that spot will be filled by former Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs, who will be the new defensive backs coach/special teams coach at Cincinnati. Sources: University of Cincinnati expected to hire former Ohio State DC Kerry Coombs as the school’s new corners coach…

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The Case For Larry Johnson

January 17, 2022

Ohio State made some big-time changes to their defensive staff, adding Jim Knowles, Perry Eliano, and Tim Walton. The only defensive staff member remaining is defensive line coach Larry Johnson. Why? Johnson is the best defensive line coach in college football. Not much of an argument can be made against that statement, and that’s just the plain truth. Whether it’s the track record that he has of players going early…

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Ohio State Hiring Jacksonville Jaguars Assistant Tim Walton

January 13, 2022

In yet another staffing move on the defensive side of the ball, Ohio State will be hiring Jacksonville Jaguars assistant Tim Walton as cornerbacks coach. SOURCE: Jaguars secondary coach Tim Walton, a longtime NFL assistant, has emerged as a strong candidate to join the Ohio State defensive staff. Walton is an Ohio State grad and was a co-captain for the Big Ten champions in 1993. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January…

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Linebackers Coach Al Washington Will Not Return to Ohio State

January 13, 2022

Ohio State’s defensive reset continues as it has been reported that linebackers coach Al Washington will not return to Columbus next season. It was an inconsistent stretch for Washington’s unit during his time as a Buckeye. The Columbus native was hired away from Michigan with Greg Mattison prior to the 2019 season, and quickly turned around a unit that was run into the ground by Bill Davis. Following the 2020…

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Kerry Coombs Out as Defensive Coordinator for Ohio State

January 13, 2022

Ohio State Defensive Coordinator Kerry Coombs will not return to Columbus next season. Ryan Day is entering into a pivotal moment and offseason in his young Ohio State career. Day is overhauling his defensive staff after the units below average production over the last two seasons. When Day rehired Coombs following a brief stint in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans, there was an excitement because of his football prowess…

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Ohio State Hiring Perry Eliano As Safeties Coach

January 13, 2022

Ohio State has made another new hire on the defensive staff as it has been reported that Perry Eliano has accepted the job and will be the new safeties coach for the Buckeyes. Sources: Perry Eliano has accepted the safeties coaching job at Ohio State. He’s the Cincinnati corners coach, where he tutored Thorpe winner Coby Bryant and first-team All-American Sauce Gardner. He’s the former DC at Bowling Green and…

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The New Landscape of College Football and Where Ohio State Fits In

January 12, 2022

Within a matter of days the landscape of the sport we love was drastically changed this December. Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma overnight and took the USC job with his new private jet, Spencer Rattler enters the portal and ends up in South Carolina of all places, Texas steals recruits while throwing around massive cash in the process, and of course Brian Kelly flees South Bend amidst a possible playoff bid…

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Early Preview: The Ohio State 2022 Tight End Room

January 11, 2022

For the last three years Ohio State has had the luxury of an elite tight end presence. Despite being underutilized Jeremy Ruckert has been one of the most consistent safety blankets in the country for the Buckeyes. Without Ruckert the tight end room will be in search of an alpha in 2022. Let’s take a look at some of the names that could potentially breakout next season. Gee Scott Jr….

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