COLUMBUS — The day the local media met the new Ohio State football assistants for the first time had no shortage of questions. One that was at the top of most minds and asked of all five: Why? >>RELATED: How much will Ryan Day be paid? | New assistants reveal some scheme nuggets What brought Greg Mattison, Jeff Hafley, Matt Barnes, Mike Yurcich and Al Washington to Columbus to work for first-year head coach Ryan Day, who replaced the retiring Urban Meyer on Jan. 1? Some looked forward to reuniting with Day after working with him in the past. Others were enticed by new responsibilities, and two of the five acknowledged feeling the pull of home. The motivation for the most-experienced member of the group was simple: the 69-year-old Mattison wanted to be a defensive coordinator again. He had that title at four different places, including two different stints at Michigan. He returned…
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