In recent years, he promoted Keenan Bailey and Laurinatis to full-time jobs, and they have thrived. Bailey, who just wrapped up his second year as Ohio State’s tight ends coach, has revamped that entire position after Cade Stover left.

Has Ryan Day established a philosophy regarding how he fills out his staff as Ohio State’s head coach? On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik discuss how they feel about Day’s most recent hire of Matt Patricia as OSU’s next defensive coordinator.

The Ohio State football team has found their new defensive coordinator as Ryan Day is hiring Matt Patricia to replace Jim Knowles. Knowles left for Penn State after the Buckeyes won the national championship. Now, the Buckeyes are bringing in a DC with a lot of NFL experience, having won three Super Bowls in his career.