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Former Lions head coach Matt Patricia to be Ohio State football defensive coordinator
Matt Patricia is expected to be named Ohio State football defensive coordinator. Patricia was head coach of the Detroit Lions in 2018-20.
Ex-Lions head coach hired as Ohio State’s new defensive coordinator
ALLEN PARK -- Former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia is the new defensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, the team announced on Thursday. That would have been an unheard of sentence to mutter only a couple of years ago. But Patricia is heading to Columbus to join head coach Ryan Day’s staff after meeting with officials last week.
JUST IN: Ohio State hires former Detroit Lions head coach as defensive coordinator
In one of the more surprising hires of the college football coaching carousel, Ryan Day and Ohio State Football is finalizing a deal to bring former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia to Columbus as the Buckeyes' next defensive coordinator. ESPN's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news on Wednesday.
Ohio State hires Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, promotes Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator
Ohio State hired NFL coach Matt Patricia as its new defensive coordinator following reports that the two sides were nearing a deal, the university announced Thursday as part of multiple staff changes.
Ohio State hires Matt Patricia: 5 things to know about Buckeyes new defensive coordinator
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,
Former Lions Coach Matt Patricia Becomes Buckeyes' New Defensive Coordinator
A former Detroit Lions coach has found a new home for the 2025 football season.  Matt Patricia, who was the Lions’ head coach from 2018-20, is finalizing a deal to join the Ohio State coaching staff as defensive coordinator under head coach Ryan Day,
What to expect from Matt Patricia as Ohio State’s defense coordinator
Week 1 isn’t going to be the best version of the 2025 defense. And in the expanded College Football Playoff era, it doesn’t need to be.
Ohio State is hiring former Patriots assistant Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, AP source says
Day is hiring Patricia to fill the void left by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for the same job at Penn State.
Former Lions coach Matt Patricia reportedly hired as defensive coordinator at Ohio State
Matt Patricia, who spent was head coach with the Detroit Lions from 2018-20, has been hired as Ohio State's new defensive coordinator.
Ohio State football makes official hirings of new coordinators, position coaches
Ohio State officially announced the hirings of Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator and Brian Hartline as offensive coordinator in staff retooling.
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Ryan Day on new DC Matt Patricia: “Matt will integrate into our program’s culture and values”
COLUMBUS — Ohio State made all of its assistant coaching hires official Thursday through an athletic department release; ...
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Former Lions All-Pro Darius Slay teases a possible return to Detroit in 2025
Detroit Lions fans may never forgive Matt Patricia for this one. In 2019 the Lions had an All-Pro cornerback in Darius Slay.
Report: Matt Patricia Meets with Ryan Day, OSU About DC Job After Knowles' PSU Exit
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