Ohio State strengthened its defensive coaching staff on Saturday with the hire of Tony Washington Jr. as its new assistant defensive line coach.
Washington, who spent last season as the defensive line and outside linebackers coach for UCLA, fills the void left by graduate assistant LaAllan Clark, who departed Ohio State to serve as the defensive ends coach for Texas.
In addition to his one-year stint at UCLA, Washington previously coached at Nebraska and Oregon — his alma mater. He worked at Nebraska as a graduate assistant from 2019-20 before returning to Oregon to serve in a variety of roles, including director of player development, assistant defensive line coach and outside linebackers coach.