When coach Urban Meyer promised change for the Ohio State offense after the shutout loss to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl, Kevin Wilson was an obvious option.
Meyer long had lavished praise on Wilson, Indiana’s football coach the past six years. The Hoosiers aren’t typically loaded with blue-chip recruits, but they consistently gave Ohio State and other top programs fits with their offensive scheme.
Wilson’s body of work as an offensive coordinator at Miami University, Northwestern and Oklahoma is unquestionably gaudy.
“His resume speaks for itself in that area,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said in an email interview with The Dispatch.