Al Washington could be the defensive coordinator at Tennessee right now.
While Washington and Ryan Day would have preferred if that information never became public, Tennessee’s interest in Washington was an open secret in early February, when the Volunteers reportedly offered Washington more than $1 million to become their new defensive coordinator. Washington, however, decided to turn that opportunity down and stay at Ohio State for a third year as the Buckeyes’ linebackers coach.
In his first interview since then on Thursday, Washington said that even though he aspires to eventually become a defensive coordinator and later a head coach, he decided staying at Ohio State for at least one more year “was the right move.