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If speaking for long stretches and simultaneously not really saying much of significance was an art form, Luke Fickell would be a modern-art genuis.

Fickell can sometimes ooze with coach speak. It's a method of direct communication that wisely safeguards against potentially damaging omissions but sometimes lacks for intrigue.

Fickell learned coach speak as a disciple of former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel and fine-tuned his aptitude for the art during his time in charge of the 2011 Buckeyes. He's been perfecting it ever since.