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Alex Grinch Named Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach, Taver Johnson Named Cornerbacks Coach and Special Teams Coordinator

With Ohio State's spring football practices set to begin in one week, we finally know what the Buckeyes' new assistant coaches' specific roles will be.

Alex Grinch has been named the Buckeyes' co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, while Taver Johnson – who was already named as the cornerbacks coach – has also been named special teams coordinator.

Grinch takes over the safeties coach role from Greg Schiano, who remains on staff as the Buckeyes' lead defensive coordinator, and the co-defensive coordinator title from former cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs, who left to become the secondary coach of the NFL's Tennessee Titans.