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Report: Oklahoma to hire Ohio State's Alex Grinch as its next defensive coordinator

The Sooners have reportedly found their man.

Oklahoma is expected to hire Alex Grinch to be its next defensive coordinator, according to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic. Grinch joins the Sooners after one year as co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State.

BREAKING: #OhioState’s Alex Grinch is expected to become the next defensive coordinator at #OU, per source. He was a semifinalist for the 2017 Broyles Award. Grinch worked wonders at WAZZU turning a defense ranked outside the top 100 into one ranked No. 34 by the time he left WSU

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 4, 2019

Most of Grinch’s resume stems from his time with Mike Leach at Washington State.