Ohio State has been a part of Alex Grinch’s life since the day he was born.
Now, more than 37 years after he was born at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Grinch is preparing for his first season as an assistant coach for the Ohio State football team.
As a kid growing up in the Columbus suburb of Grove City, Grinch was an Ohio State football fan, as his grandparents were season-ticket holders. But after playing college football at Mount Union, and leaving the state of Ohio in 2002 to begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant for his uncle, Gary Pinkel, at Missouri, Grinch never dreamed that he would have the opportunity to coach for the Buckeyes.