Whether a coach working under Ryan Day is a coordinator or an analyst, Ohio State’s head coach usually gives them the same advice.
“When you walk in the building, it’s your job to bring value,” Day says.
That’s a lot easier as a position coach than it is as an analyst. But Billy Fessler didn’t wait long to make his presence felt in 2024. Following a brief stint at UCLA, Fessler came to Columbus with Chip Kelly last season and was hired as an offensive analyst. Since teams are no longer bound to have only 10 on-field assistants at a time, Fessler went to work trying to help individual quarterbacks grow in their game.