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Join TodayThe 2019 Ohio State coach staff is complete. For new head coach Ryan Day, this staff is an important piece to finding success in his first year in charge of the Buckeye program.
By early January, Day had announced his full new staff, including five new assistant coaches while retaining several of the assistants from Urban Meyer's final staff. Day named Mike Yurcich as quarterback coach and passing game coordinator, Jeff Hafley as co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach, Greg Mattison as co-defensive coordinator, Al Washington as linebackers coach and Matt Barnes as special teams coordinator and assistant secondary coach.
“I am really excited with this foundation of coaches who will mentor, coach and prepare in all areas the young men in our program,”Daysaid along with the announcement of his full first staff. “I am obviously very comfortable with the coaches who have been here and helped us win consecutive Big Ten championships and bowl games, and I am thrilled they want to continue to help this program pursue championships and achievements.
“I am also confident the new assistant coaches will make an immediate impact on this program. I’m really looking forward to working with this staff these next couple months shaping the program and developing our players for the 2019 season.”
Below, Bucknuts break down Ohio State's entire coaching staff for the 2019 football season.
Position on the staff: Head coach
For the casual Ohio State fan, Ryan Day was probably not a name many knew before last year. But once the Buckeye offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach took over as interim head coach for the first three games of 2018 season during the suspension to Urban Meyer, Day quickly became a household name. When Meyer elected to retire in early December, Day was the only man Athletic Director Gene Smith considered to replace him. Despite never having been a head coach before, Day is an exciting name in the industry -- with assistant stops at Boston College, the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers to name a few -- and one those who know him believe will lead Buckeye Nation into the next great era of Ohio State football.
Position on the staff: Associate head coach, defensive line coach
After a long and successful tenure at Penn State, Larry Johnson made the move through the Big Ten to Ohio State in 2014, taking over the defensive line responsibilities. Since joining the Buckeye staff, Johnson has helped produce some of the top defensive linemen in the country, names like Joey Bosa, Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Nick Bosaand others all developed under Johnson's watch. In 2018, Johnson had a streak of coaching consecutive Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year end at four. In January, Johnson was promoted to associate head coach but will continue to work with the defensive line in 2019 and be a key member of Day's first staff.
Position on the staff: Co-defensive coordinator
Greg Mattison has been around football for a long time. The veteran has been a coach for more than 40 years with experience at both the collegiate and NFL level. For Buckeye fans, Mattison's name is likely known for his time at Michigan where he was the defensive coordinator from 2011-14 and the defensive line coach the last four years. When Day offered him the chance to help coordinate a defense again, Mattison jumped at it. With the Wolverines, Mattison was part of a staff that put together a top-five defense in each of the last four years. Mattison's other coach stops included the Baltimore Ravens (linebackers coach/defensive coordinator), Notre Dame (defensive coordinator/defensive line coach), Florida (co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach) and Texas A&M (defensive line coach), just to name a few.
Position on the staff: Co-defensive coordinator, secondary coach
Jeff Hafley is another member of the staff with both NFL and college experience before coming to Ohio State. Hafley spent the last seven seasons working in the NFL, coaching the secondaries for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Cleveland Browns and most recently the San Fransisco 49ers, where he worked with Day in 2016. Prior to making the move to the NFL, Hafley worked in the college game as a defensive coach at Albany, Pittsburgh and Rutgers. While working with the Panthers, Hafley coached Jim Thorpe Award finalist Darrelle Revis in 2006.
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Position on the staff: Linebackers coach
Like Mattison, Al Washington comes to Ohio State from Michigan where he was the linebackers coach for a Wolverine defense that was third in the country in total defense in 2018. There he worked with Devin Bush, who was a consensus All-American, a Butkus Award finalist, the Big Ten’s Woodson-Nagurski Defensive Player of the Year and Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. All three of Washington's Michigan linebackers last year earned All-Big Ten honors. Prior to joining the Wolverines staff, Washington spent one season as the defensive line coach for Luke Fickell at Cincinnati. Before that, Washinton worked at his alma mater Boston College, coaching running backs from 2013-15 and then becoming special teams coordinator and defensive line coach in 2016. During his time with the Eagles, Washington worked with Day for one season in 2013. Washington's father, Al Washington Sr., played for the Buckeyes from 1977-80.
Position on the staff: Assistant head coach for offense, running backs coach
Tony Alford is set to enter his fifth season as running backs coach at Ohio State after coming to the Buckeyes from Notre Dame in 2015. In each of his first four seasons with the Scarlet and Gray, Alford has coached a 1,000-yard rusher: Ezekiel Elliott (2015), Mike Weber (2016) and J.K. Dobbins (2017 and 2018). Elliott was also the Big Ten Player of the Year and recipient of the Silver Football in 2015 and Weber was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2016. Before coming to Ohio State, Alford coached running backs at Washington, Louisville and with the Fighting Irish, as well as other collegiate stops.
Position on the staff: Wide receivers coach
Brian Hartline is set to begin his second season as Ohio State's wide receivers coach and third season overall as a coach in the program. He joined the staff as a quality control coach in 2017 following a seven-year career as an NFL receiver with the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. In his first season with the Buckeyes, Hartline worked closely with the receivers behind position coach Zach Smith. When Smith was fired ahead of the 2018 season, Hartline was promoted to receivers coach on an interim basis. One of the first things Day did after being named head coach in December was to promote Hartline to full-time receivers coach after the Scarlet and Gray set single-season records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in 2018. Hartline also played for Ohio State from 2005-08, winning four Big Ten championships.
Position on the staff: Offensive line coach
The 2019 season will be Greg Studrawa's fourth at Ohio State. As offensive line coach, Studrawa has already coached two Rimington Trophy winners in Pat Elflein and Billy Price and three All-Americans in Elflein, Price and Michael Jordan. Over his first three years with the Buckeyes, the team ranked second in the Big Ten and eighth among Power 5 programs in rushing. In 2018, the Scarlet and Gray's offensive line was third-best in the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed. In 2016, Studrawa's offensive line was a finalist for the Joe Moore Offensive Line Award. Before coming to Ohio State, Studrawa coached offensive lines at Maryland, LSU and Bowling Green, where he worked with Meyer. With the Tigers, Studrawa won a national championship and coached 10 All-SEC offensive linemen.
Position on the staff: Offensive coordinator, tight ends coach
It's possible that Kevin Wilson doesn't get enough credit for the work he has does at Ohio State in his first two years with the program. With Wilson helping to drive the ship, the Buckeyes' offense averaged 506 and 535.6 yards of offense per game respectively in each of the last two seasons. In both years Wilson has been in Columbus, the Scarlet and Gray have won the Big Ten championship with prolific offenses and set Big Ten records for total offensive yards per game (535.6), passing yards (5,100) and passing touchdowns (51) in 2018 while finishing second in total offense, first in passing yards and second in passing touchdowns. Wilson has previous experience as the head coach at Indiana, as well as assistant stops at Oklahoma, Northwestern and Miami University.
Position on the staff: Passing game coordinator, quarterback coach
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Mike Yurcich has an interesting story when it comes to how he got to Ohio State. He began his coaching career at Division II side Edinboro University from 2005-10 where he coached quarterbacks and wide receivers. He moved to another Division II program, Shippensburg University, in 2011 and set many offensive school records as the offensive coordinator. Yurcich found himself on Mike Gundy's radar and the Oklahoma State head coach brought him to Stillwater to coordinate his offense. With the Cowboys, Yurcich helped produced four of the 10 best offensive seasons in OSU history, including finishing 10th in the country last year while averaging 500.2 yards per game. Yurcich was appointed by Day on Jan. 2.
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Position on the staff: Special teams coordinator, assistant secondary coach
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Matt Barnes brings 10 years of coaching experience with him to Ohio State, including multiple seasons coached in the Big Ten. For the last three years, Barnes worked at Maryland where he was the special teams coordinator for two seasons before adding the linebackers coach title last year. During his time in College Park, the Terrapins ranked 18th in the nation and third in the Big Ten with 23.9 yards per kick return. Maryland's Ty Johnson and Taivon Jacobs averaged better than 25 yards per kick return and ranked in the top five in the conference in yards per return. Both players returned kicks of 97 and 98 yards, respectively, for touchdowns during the 2018 season. Additionally, Maryland tied for 11th in the country in blocked punts (2) and was 39th in net punting (38.8 yards). Barnes has also been a defensive analyst at Michigan and a defensive and special teams graduate assistant at Florida.