As Ohio State’s defense evolved from one of the worst in school history to one of the nation’s best this season, Jeff Hafley got most of the credit among the Buckeyes’ new defensive coaches.
That praise was certainly deserved. Ohio State’s defense has been demonstrably better this year than it was last year, particularly in limiting big plays, and the new defensive scheme partially designed by Hafley and the play of Hafley’s defensive backs on the back end have been huge reasons why. That’s why he landed a Power 5 head coaching job at Boston College after just one season back in college football with the Buckeyes.