May 17, 2025

Former Ohio State Player Joining Ryan Day’s Staff

© Provided by The Spun A closeup of an ohio state football helmet. Ryan Day and the Ohio State football program will bring back one of their own to take over a key personnel role in 2021. According to Tony Gerdeman of Buckeye Scoop, C.J. Barnett will return to Columbus to serve as the new director of player development. He previously played safety at Ohio State from 2010-13. Barnett will replace Ryan Stamper who filled the player development role for nine years prior to his departure in January. He left last month to join Urban Meyer’s staff in Jacksonville. For the last year and a half, Barnett worked as Columbus Police officer, joining the force in the summer of 2018. He also spent time as a sales consultant and even had a brief stint in the NFL with the New York Giants. After a few years out of football, Barnett…

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