COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State football team is losing a ton on defense, including the man in charge of coordinating it.

Joe Lyberger, a quality control coach working with Ohio State's linebackers, was placed on paid administrative leave last month by the university.

However, Knowles wasn’t in attendance. About an hour later, reports surfaced that Knowles is leaving Ohio State to serve as Penn State’s next defensive coordinator. The move leaves Day searching for a replacement. Here’s who he might consider as he enters his seventh season as the Buckeyes' head coach.

The college football season just finished up its longest year ever, and the Ohio State football team decided to mess around and win the new 12-team College Football Playoff by beating Notre Dame

Here are three potential options who could fill the Ohio State Buckeyes' defensive coordinator vacancy in 2025.

One team stands between Ohio State football and its first national ... with Notre Dame picking up an 18-13 road win in Columbus. The Fighting Irish won the second-ever matchup in 1936, but the series has been all Buckeyes since. Ohio State has wins over ...

The coach previously had worked two seasons as a defensive assistant at Bucknell and played at Slippery Rock before graduating in 2016.

Ohio State's athletic department redefined the meaning of going all in and then some to win a national title. It better have been worth it.

As Ryan Day looks to hire his fourth defensive coordinator in seven seasons, here are potential candidates to replace Jim Knowles.

A month of amazing memories for the Ohio State football team and its fans culminates on Sunday afternoon with a celebration. Fans came together Sunday for a rally in the stands and on the field to celebrate the Buckeyes’ national championship.

Ohio State, the first team to run the gauntlet of four playoff games on its way to the national title, celebrated with 30,000 Buckeyes fans on Sunday at Ohio Stadium.