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One of the things that's been pretty popular during the college football offseason is when Athlon Sports publishes its anonymous comments by Big Ten coaches about opposing teams. We are, of course, most interested in what those coaches say about Ohio State, and this time around, those comments revolved around the offensive and defensive coordinators for the Buckeyes, two guys who left the NFL for the college ranks.
That would, of course, be defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, who joined the staff last season and new offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith. Both bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from the game's highest level, and here's how an opposing coach sees how that all works on the banks of the Olentangy.
“I thought the (defensive coordinator) Matt Patricia hire was awesome last year. What made them so good was they were super simple. They’d let you take something super short and run your base stuff, and then not budge to that. Then the second you get out of your stuff, they’re ready for it. They were mentally tougher than you.”
“It was so innovative what they did with their coordinators because in today’s game, coordinators are being taken out of their college stuff. They thought, why not bring in two NFL guys (as coordinators) who might not — from the outside looking in — be known for their relatability to players and all that other BS who are just known for being schematic dudes that know what the f— they’re doing from a scheme standpoint, and they’ve executed that really well.”
We're not sure if that's one coach on both of those quotes or a couple, and we don't know which opposing program those comments came from (that's the point of anonymous), but it's clear that those hires and what it means to the Ohio State program is the talk of the League.
We already know what kind of impact Patricia has had on the program, and we can't wait to see what Smith brings to the scarlet and gray table.
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This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State coordinators discussed by anonymous Big Ten coaches
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That would, of course, be defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, who joined the staff last season and new offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith. Both bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from the game's highest level, and here's how an opposing coach sees how that all works on the banks of the Olentangy.
“I thought the (defensive coordinator) Matt Patricia hire was awesome last year. What made them so good was they were super simple. They’d let you take something super short and run your base stuff, and then not budge to that. Then the second you get out of your stuff, they’re ready for it. They were mentally tougher than you.”
“It was so innovative what they did with their coordinators because in today’s game, coordinators are being taken out of their college stuff. They thought, why not bring in two NFL guys (as coordinators) who might not — from the outside looking in — be known for their relatability to players and all that other BS who are just known for being schematic dudes that know what the f— they’re doing from a scheme standpoint, and they’ve executed that really well.”
We're not sure if that's one coach on both of those quotes or a couple, and we don't know which opposing program those comments came from (that's the point of anonymous), but it's clear that those hires and what it means to the Ohio State program is the talk of the League.
We already know what kind of impact Patricia has had on the program, and we can't wait to see what Smith brings to the scarlet and gray table.
Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State coordinators discussed by anonymous Big Ten coaches
Read the full recap...