Ryan Day made two coaching announcements on Wednesday, during a National Signing Day press conference with few recruiting topics to discuss. The Ohio State head coach confirmed previous reports that the Buckeyes promoted now-former safeties and special team coordinator Matt Barnes to secondary coach to fill the hole left by the retirement of Greg Mattison. To replace Barnes, Day elected to promote quality control coach Parker Fleming to special teams coordinator. If you were underwhelmed by this news and expecting a big-name hire to step into the defensive coaching staff for Ohio State, you weren’t alone. Some Buckeye fans weren’t even aware of Barnes or Fleming’s previous roles on the staff — you can find out more about them here — but there is a method to Day’s perceived madness. While there is the perception that the Buckeye defense was historically poor in 2020 and needed a major overhaul, it…
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