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Feb. 13—Ohio State football has its coordinators in place for 2025.
Time will tell if Ryan Day made the right moves to put his team in the best position to defend its national championship and return to the top of the heap in the Big Ten and college football’s greatest rivalry.
For now let’s take a look at some of the potential pros and cons:
Brian Hartline promoted to offensive coordinator
Pros: Staff continuity, chance to develop a coordinator in-house and perhaps even set up a succession plan.
Safe to assume Ohio State will be a pass-first team this year even with a first-year starting quarterback. The Buckeyes still have the weapons (Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate, Brandon Inniss) on the outside to do it, and the offensive line will have big question marks, at least to start the year.
The ongoing attempt to make the running game a strength instead of a liability didn’t really work last season, but in the playoffs they proved again they can be a passing juggernaut when it’s time to put all the cards on the table.
Day winning the national championship shooed the wolves away from the door (at least until the Wolverines are back on the horizon come November), but I can’t help but think he won’t be a lifer at Ohio State. (He told Dan Patrick a couple of weeks ago he might consider the NFL after his kids are out of school, which would be in about 6-8 years), so the timing could work out for Hartline to be next in line in a few years if this move works out.
Tight ends coach Keenan Bailey reportedly is also receiving a promotion to co-offensive coordinator and new offensive line coach Tyler Bowen was the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech the past three years, so they have an all-new mix of minds crafting the attack.
Cons: Potential leadership void, predictable running game put too much pressure on a young unit, leading to…
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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Publish date : 2025-02-13 19:39:00
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