Justin Fields and Matthew Baldwin competed to be Ohio State’s starting quarterback this spring. No winner was announced, nor was there going to be. It was only the first leg of the competition — or at least it would have been had Baldwin not decided to transfer out. While Baldwin’s departure may have cleared up the competition…
This winter we told you there would be changes coming to the Ohio State defense, and one of those changes was the inclusion of a hybrid linebacker. Greg Mattison and Al Washington utilized it at Michigan in the form of the “Viper,” which was manned by Jabrill Peppers and Khaleke Hudson over the last few years. The position is not new, but…
Ohio State linebackers coach Al Washington, along with Tuf Borland, Teradja Mitchell, and Dallas Gant break down the changes in their unit this spring.
When it comes to question marks on the Ohio State football team, the one that gets talked about most is quarterback because that’s just how football is, but the situation at linebacker has more unknowns than a choose-your-own adventure. The Buckeyes struggled all season long at linebacker last year and the starters were…
When Ryan Day was named Urban Meyer’s replacement as Ohio State’s next head coach, he soon began putting his coaching staff together. He ended up replacing four members of the defensive staff, and wisely kept Larry Johnson. Just as Meyer did in 2014 when he wanted a specific style of defense and brought in…
COLUMBUS — With Ryan Day’s coaching staff now complete, all five new assistant coaches met with reporters Wednesday morning. They talked about what brought them to Ohio State, the conversations involved, what they have seen so far out of their players, and the season to come. Here are the highlights of what was said.
There are a lot of new faces on the 2019 Ohio State coaching staff. Hear from Mike Yurcich, Greg Mattison, Jeff Hafley, Al Washington, and Matt Barnes.
During last week’s episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tom Orr and I talked a bit about Ryan Day’s new hires and we both agreed that it is much too early to pass judgment on who was brought in. After all, they haven’t even screwed up yet. Let’s give them some time before we berate them for their insolence. But the…
Ryan Day hasn’t served as a Head Coach in The Game yet, but he’s already on a winning streak against Michigan. Ohio State just hired former Wolverines linebacker coach Al Washington .
