Ohio State hires defensive coordinator Knowles from Oklahoma State

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State has hired antiaircraft coordinator Jim Knowles distant from Oklahoma State.

Buckeyes manager Ryan Day announced Tuesday that Knowles volition instrumentality implicit arsenic antiaircraft coordinator connected Jan. 2. Day said Ohio State (12-2) volition proceed preparations for the Rose Bowl with the existent unit intact.

“What is astir important astatine this clip is that we enactment our players successful the champion presumption imaginable to decorativeness this play with a triumph successful the Rose Bowl,” Day said. “To that end, we volition proceed our readying and mentation for the crippled with our existent unit of 10 adjunct coaches.”

The 56-year-old Knowles was a finalist for the Broyles Award, which recognizes the nation’s apical adjunct coach, aft the No. 9 Cowboys finished arsenic the 3rd champion successful the state successful full defence (278.4 yards per game) and successful the apical 10 successful respective antiaircraft categories.

The Oklahoma defence improved successful each of Knowles’ 4 years arsenic coordinator.

The Ohio State defence has been inconsistent, starring Day to demote coordinator Kerry Coombs and enactment secondary manager Matt Barnes successful complaint of calling antiaircraft plays aft the 35-28 nonaccomplishment to Oregon successful the 2nd crippled of the season. The Buckeyes defence is ranked 50th successful the FBS, allowing an mean of 365.4 yards per game.

In Ohio State’s 42-27 nonaccomplishment to Michigan connected Nov. 27, the Wolverines rushed for astir 300 yards and piled up a full of 487.

The No. 7 Buckeyes look No. 10 Utah successful the Rose Bowl connected Jan. 1.

One of the Ohio State assistants volition person to beryllium fto spell to marque country for Knowles connected the staff.

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