Ask people who have gotten to know Parker Fleming so far in his coaching career, and you’ll hear a lot of the same compliments about Ohio State's new special teams coordinator.
He’s intelligent. He’s detail-oriented. Perhaps most importantly, he’s gained the trust of both the coaches he’s worked with and the players he’s had the opportunity to coach, leading to the 32-year-old’s promotion to Ohio State’s full-time coaching staff this offseason.
“He’s very bright. He’s really sharp,” Ryan Day said on the day he announced Fleming’s promotion. “I think he’s done a good job of connecting with the players, not being able to be on the field, but just being in the building has been excellent.