Anthony Schlegel took a calculated risk.
After receiving his MBA from Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business in 2015, Schlegel had a multitude of job opportunities. He could have taken a job with one of several businesses that were interested in hiring the former Ohio State linebacker. He was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Ohio State football program at the time, so he could have continued in that role or pursued a head strength and conditioning coach job elsewhere.
Instead, Schlegel decided to start his own business.
During the winter of 2015, when Schlegel was still working for the Buckeyes, Urban Meyer tasked Schlegel and then-co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash with developing a drill for players to practice their hand striking and placement during offseason conditioning workouts.