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During the National Championship celebration Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day sent a very strong message to an assistant coach in the program, dubbing him as an upcoming talent in the country.

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes received excellent news as one of the biggest stars on the defense announced his return to the school for the upcoming 2025 season.

However, Knowles wasn’t in attendance. About an hour later, reports surfaced that Knowles is leaving Ohio State to serve as Penn State’s next defensive coordinator. The move leaves Day searching for a replacement. Here’s who he might consider as he enters his seventh season as the Buckeyes' head coach.

Guerrieri represents the continuity option. He's a Knowles guy through and through, initially coming with him to Ohio State as a senior analyst back in 2022. After a year apart at Indiana in 2023, Knowles missed him so much that he convinced Day to bring him back to Columbus, where he spent this past season as safeties coach.

and Texas in the CFP to get to this point while Notre Dame beat Indiana, Georgia, and Penn State. The Buckeyes just got to Atlanta on Friday and head coach Ryan Day wants everyone to know that ...

Ryan Day’s first national championship as Ohio State’s head coach came with a major reward. The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 on Monday night to claim the CFP title, securing a $500,000 bonus for Day in the process.

Ten hours after leading Ohio State to the College Football Playoff championship, coach Ryan Day met with the media ... ranked Penn State and No. 8 ranked Indiana. They left no doubt they were ...

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrated ... including stints with Indiana (2023) and Duke (2012-21). Guerrieri was a defensive senior analyst for Ohio State in 2022. Ohio State's secondary ...

Ohio State fans are familiar with Hafley who served as Day’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in 2019. The New Jersey native left the Buckeyes after one season to serve as ...

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Just as Ohio State was celebrating its national championship victory at Ohio Stadium on Sunday, news broke that Jim Knowles was heading to Penn State.