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Ohio State Football: New coaches bring needed adjustments

By Peter Burtnett

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Acting head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Acting head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 6: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates his first quarter touchdown run against the Indiana Hoosiers with Thayer Munford #75 of the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 6: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates his first quarter touchdown run against the Indiana Hoosiers with Thayer Munford #75 of the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

Even coming off of a 13-1 season and Rose Bowl win, new coaching hires were made to fix the issues that plagued Ohio State throughout the 2018 season.

Last season, the Ohio State Buckeyes had a season that all but four teams would be ecstatic about. After a 13-1 record and a Rose Bowl win, changes would be considered a risk at the very least. But several issues that plagued the Buckeyes throughout the 2018 season will need to be evaluated and fixed by a new but experienced coaching staff.

With a full season of Ryan Day as head coach the Buckeyes will hope to have as impressive a winning percentage as during his acting term last season when he was 3-0. Although the opponents faced in those three games went a combined 10-27 in 2018, coach Day took over a program that was in the dark during the three-game suspension of Urban Meyer after the Zach Smith situation.

With a “new” head man leading the staff, the expected influx of new coaches occurred with the additions of Mike Yurcich on offense and Greg Mattison, Jeff Hafley and Al Washington on the defensive side of the ball.

The addition of Mike Yurcich, added with the style of play coached by Ryan Day, will likely add more of an aerial attack to the Ohio State offense. A full off-season of Brian Hartline will help the wide receivers to be even better than they already were last season.

Under Urban Meyer, the offense was still one of the best in the Big Ten but sometimes fell into a bit of a rut. With Mike Yurcich and the skill-set of JK Dobbins and either Justin Fields or Matthew Baldwin, the offense will be dynamic and flexible. The Buckeyes will have a quarterback who can run and throw with the best in college football, a backfield that is top of the class and extraordinarily talented wide receivers.

Now for what to expect on the other side of the ball.

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