Ohio State is finalizing an agreement with Matt Patricia to make him the team’s new defensive coordinator, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Patricia will replace Jim Knowles, who left for Penn State on the heels of the Buckeyes’ national championship triumph.

Head coach Ryan Day's Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2025 national championship on the strength of offense, defense and special teams as they reeled off four straight wins in the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff.

Ohio State reportedly met with former Patriots DC and Lions head coach Matt Patricia about its defensive coordinator opening on Monday.

Matt Patricia -- who didn't exactly have top-rated defenses under Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots last decade -- is poised to become the new Ohio State defensive coor

Former Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach Matt Patricia nearing deal to become Ohio State defensive coordinator

COLUMBUS — Ohio State made all of its assistant coaching hires official Thursday through an athletic department release; Tyler Bowen was announced as the new offensive line coach and Matt Patricia is the new defensive coordinator,

In the weeks immediately after defeating Notre Dame and winning the 2024 College Football Playoff championship, Ohio State underwent significant, sweeping changes to its coaching staff, with Chip Kelly leaving to be the Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles taking the same role at Penn State,

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The Ohio State Buckeyes have their new defensive coordinator. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that the reigning national champions were finalizing a deal to make former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia their new defensive play-caller.

Ohio State is in the process of hiring Matt Patricia, a longtime assistant and head coach in the NFL, as its defensive coordinator, a source told The Dispatch.