Sean Rhyan smiled when he realized he was being asked about his former offensive line coach, Justin Frye, during his press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine.
“I love Coach Frye,” Rhyan said while meeting with the media on Thursday. “He’s a fantastic coach.”
Rhyan was coached for his entire three-year career at UCLA by Frye, who left his post as the Bruins’ offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in January to become Ohio State’s associate head coach for offense and offensive line coach. Frye helped Rhyan become a Freshman All-American in 2019 and a first-team All-Pac-12 offensive lineman in 2021 as the Bruins’ starting left tackle, and Rhyan is now projected to be an early- to middle-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft.