With the reveal of Ohio State’s spring football practice schedule, the Buckeyes also made official a number of coaching assignments which had been anticipated, but not yet confirmed.
First and foremost, Alex Grinch, who joined the staff from Washington State, is now officially the co-defensive coordinator, and will be taking over the safeties from Greg Schiano. Fellow new hire Taver Johnson will handle the cornerbacks, and like his predecessor in that role, Kerry Coombs, he will also coordinate the special teams.
Grich’s assignment shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. He was a defensive coordinator at a Pac-12 school on the rise, and when it was announced earlier this month that he would be making $800,000 per year, one would have had to assume that he would be a coordinator of some sort.