Ohio State Football: Why Luke Fickell Can Be the Future Leader of the Buckeyes

Luke Fickell will be 38 years old when he, for five weeks, takes the reins of the most important job in the state of Ohio: head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
A defensive coach since 2004, Fickell, a former Buckeye player himself, becomes the head man with the suspension of full-time coach Jim Tressel.
And in those six seasons as an assistant, Fickell has become one of the hottest coaching commodities in the country, receiving several offers to be a head coach elsewhere.
But he will get his first chance to see what he can do as the head coach.
Here is a look at five reasons why Fickell, for whom this seems more like an extended job interview and an interim job, could succeed Tressel when the Senator decides to retire and have great success.
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