Ohio State’s Ryan Day mulling flurry of coaching staff changes for 2024
As the head coach of the Ohio State football program, Ryan Day has won two Big Ten titles, made the College Football Playoff three times, and compiled an impressive 56-8 record, including a 41-3 record in Big Ten play. At most schools, a resume like this one would be good enough that the university would likely commission an artist to begin erecting a statue of Ryan Day outside of their
home stadium. However, in Columbus, Day finds himself on a seat that is growing hotter by the day, and since Day himself will likely do everything in his power to hang on to his job, that means staff changes at Ohio State are likely ahead, according to Zach Barnett and John Brice of FootballScoop.
Per Barnett and Brice, Ryan Day informed his staff that a new offensive coordinator will be coming to Columbus ahead of the 2024 season, and that the new OC “will be empowered to evaluate the current staff and make new hires if he believes that will improve the team.” From the sounds of it, the only coach on the Buckeyes staff whose job is safe is Brian Hartline. Hartline, a former wide receiver at Ohio State who played under Jim Tressel from 2005 to 2008, has shined as the wide receivers coach of the Buckeyes, playing a big role in both recruiting and developing 1st round NFL Draft picks like Garrett Wilson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Chris Olave. Soon enough, Marvin Harrison Jr. will become the next feather in the metaphorical cap of Brian Hartline
What Buckeyes coaches specifically may eventually be on their way out of Columbus has not yet been reported, but sources indicated that multiple members of the Ohio State coaching staff have already begun reaching out to other programs, sending feelers out about possible job openings.
