The Ohio State football coaches clinic is always a great place to learn more about the game every spring. It was even more interesting this time around with Ryan Day taking over for Urban Meyer as head coach of the Buckeyes and bringing in five new assistant coaches. >>RELATED: What to know about Day’s staff Here are five takeaways from the annual three-day event: 1. Man coverage is not going away. Co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley’s presentation was on press coverage techniques and playing the deep ball, two areas Ohio State struggled last season. He teaches his cornerbacks to stand over a receiver and jam him upon first movement, stepping in whatever direction the receiver goes and delivering a punch at the same time in order to disrupt the timing of a route and prevent vertical routes. (He had video of Pro Bowler Richard Sherman doing this in practice last year…
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