Ohio State hiring former Maryland assistant Matt Barnes as special teams coordinator, assistant DB coach

According to FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman, Ohio State Buckeyes head football coach Ryan Day has added another name to his staff as he has reportedly set to hire former Michigan, Florida, and Maryland assistant coach Matt Barnes. He has most recently served as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Maryland, one of a number of positions in which he has worked with and for former Terrapin head coach D.J. Durkin. SOURCE: #OhioState is expected to hire #Maryland’s Matt Barnes as Buckeyes new special teams coordinator/assistant secondary coach. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 10, 2019 From 2012-14, Barnes served as a defensive and special teams graduate assistant at the University of Florida, before following Durkin to Michigan, where he was the then-defensive coordinator under Jim Harbaugh. At TTUN, Barnes served as a defensive analyst, before joining Durkin at Maryland. When new co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was…

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