After one season as Michigan’s linebackers coach, Al Washington is crossing to the other side of the rivalry. A Columbus native, Washington is reportedly leaving the Wolverines to join Ryan Day’s new coaching staff at Ohio State, according to reports by Buckeye Grove’s Marc Givler and Bucknuts’ Dave Biddle. Per Biddle’s report, Washington will be the Buckeyes’ new linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, replacing Bill Davis as linebackers coach. Washington becomes the second defensive assistant coach to leave Michigan for Ohio State in as many days, joining former Michigan defensive line coach and new Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison in Columbus. An alumnus of Bishop Watterson High School, Washington grew up in Columbus and has Ohio State ties; his father, Alvin Washington, was a linebacker for Ohio State from 1977-80. Washington also has close ties to Day, having worked alongside Day at Boston College in 2013 and 2014, when he was…
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