Ohio State is expected to name former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano as associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator, according to a source. Schiano sat out the past two seasons after getting fired in Tampa Bay in 2013 with an 11–21 record. He’d worked this season as an NFL analyst for ESPN, which first reported the story. Schiano is not expected to coach in the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame. The hiring is a splash for Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, with Schiano replacing co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash after Ash’s departure to become Rutgers’s head coach last week. Schiano was linked to multiple open jobs during this cycle, including USC, South Carolina, UCF and Miami. The new job will mark a return to Schiano’s roots, as he worked as a defensive coordinator at Miami before becoming the Rutgers head coach in 2001. Schiano will run the defense with co-coordinator Luke Fickell, who has been on the Buckeyes staff since 1999. Schiano and Meyer are close friends both personally and professionally. They got to know each other after years of spending time together on the annual Nike trips. Meyer considers Schiano one of his closest friends, and Schiano is expected to help Meyer as a veteran sounding board for running the program…
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