There are exactly two big time football programs in the state of Ohio (Cincinnati is in Kentucky), and they’re led by a 39-year-old Ryan Day and a 44-year-old Freddie Kitchens, both first time head coaches and long time offensive masterminds. Given the history and prestige that comes with being a head coach at Ohio State, and the general age based gatekeeping in the NFL, I’d put money on this being the first time that the Buckeyes and Browns have relatively young and innovative coaches at the same time.
With the youth revolution storming the state, I can only imagine Freddie and Ryan will usher in a new era of football success never before seen in Ohio, because they aren’t weighed down by the classic old coach tropes like “playing the oldest players instead of the best” or “hiring an entire staff of people you just wanted to hang out with more”.