Former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia is finalizing a deal to become Ohio State's new defensive coordinator under Ryan Day, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on Wednesday.

Anwar Richardson with OrangeBloods first reported that Mark Orphey, a cornerbacks coach for Rutgers since 2022, will replace Blake Gideon who left for the defensive coordinator job at Georgia Tech.

Earlier this offseason, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shocked the sports world by leaving the NFL for ...

After climbing to the top of the college football mountain, Ohio State made it exponentially more challenging to do it again ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes have their new defensive coordinator. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that the reigning ...

In one of the more surprising hires of the college football coaching carousel, Ryan Day and Ohio State Football is finalizing ...

According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, Ohio State has hired former Detroit Lions head coach and New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia as its new DC, promoting secondary coach Tim Walton ...

This came out of left field. In the wake of Ryan Day promoting Brian Hartline and Keenan Bailey from within to be Ohio State's co-offensive coordinators, he mad ...

Former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is reportedly set to become the next Ohio State defensive coordinator.

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Ohio State has found their replacement for former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, and it figures to annoy Buckeye faithful ...

Ohio State is bringing in Matt Patricia as their new defensive coordinator, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Patricia will ...