A person familiar with the situation says that Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator. The person spoke to The Associated

In the weeks immediately after defeating Notre Dame and winning the 2024 College Football Playoff championship, Ohio State underwent significant, sweeping changes to its coaching staff, with Chip Kelly leaving to be the Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles taking the same role at Penn State,

Ohio State is finalizing a deal to hire former NFL coach Matt Patricia as its new defensive coordinator, ESPN reports. The Buckeyes had been searching for a replacement after Jim Knowles departed for the same role at Penn State.

Matt Patricia interviewed to become Ohio State's defensive coordinator, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. Patricia met with Ryan Day and others within the program on Monday. The national champions promoted assistants Brian Hartline and Keenan Bailey to co-offensive coordinators after the departure of Chip Kelly for the Raiders.

The Buckeyes and coach Ryan Day are in the process of hiring former Detroit Lions head coach and New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to take over for Knowles as defensive coordinator,

Matt Patricia, who spent was head coach with the Detroit Lions from 2018-20, has been hired as Ohio State's new defensive coordinator.

Ryan Day has been taking his time and doing due diligence when it comes to finding a new defensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes. However, he has now

Former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is back in football, set to take over as the defensive coordinator of the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ohio State is in the process of hiring Matt Patricia, a longtime assistant and head coach in the NFL, as its defensive coordinator, a source told The Dispatch.

When Jim Knowles left as Defensive Coordinator of Ohio State to take the same position for Penn State, there was a long list of potential hires for Ohio State and Ryan Day. Matt Patricia was not one of the hires most people anticipated getting the Defensive Coordinator position,

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