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Jan. 19—Ohio State made another headline-grabbing offseason move Friday with the hiring of Bill O’Brien.
“I am extremely pleased to be able to add Bill O’Brien to our coaching staff,” head coach Ryan Day said in a news release. “He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and a tremendous amount of success at both the NFL and collegiate levels.”
ESPN first reported Thursday night O’Brien will be the next offensive coordinator for the Buckeyes.
The team’s announcement confirmed he will be quarterbacks coach as well.
“He is an excellent and experienced offensive coach who has run NFL and Power 5 programs and developed some truly elite players throughout his career,” Day said. “He’ll be an excellent teacher and recruiter for us, and he absolutely strengthens our staff.”
O’Brien is a 34-year coaching veteran who most notably spent many years as a New England Patriots assistant for Bill Belichick and was the head coach of the Houston Texans for seven seasons.
He also spent two seasons as head coach at Penn State, where he won national and conference coach of the year honors, and two seasons as offensive coordinator at Alabama, where he mentored 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young.
Hiring O’Brien is expected to free Day, who like O’Brien is an offensive guru originally from New England, to concentrate more on the day-to-day tasks of running the program during the week and managing the game on Saturdays.
Day considered relinquishing play calling last season but ultimately did not after offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson left to become head coach at Tulsa.
While receivers coach and recruiting ace Brian Hartline will retain the title of co-offensive coordinator he received along with a pay raise last year, O’Brien is expected to become the team’s play caller.
Corey Dennis, the team’s quarterbacks coach the past four seasons, will…
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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-01-20 02:12:00
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