Ohio State hires Matt Patricia

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.
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.
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.
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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.
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,
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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