If you ever wondered why Ohio State head coach Ryan Day didn’t fire his shot at bringing former OSU linebacker, and now Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman to the Buckeye program to fix the defense, apparently he did. According to a report from Football Scoop, the two-week period of Irish head coach Brian Kelly leaving for LSU, and the ascension of Freeman to head coach was a whirlwind. Part of that involved Freeman weighing an offer to join Kelly’s staff in Baton Rouge, but perhaps more interesting, another offer was on the table from Ohio State and Day to become the defensive coordinator at his alma mater. It apparently wasn’t just a nod and wink either, but a rather lucrative verbal offer to do so. According to John Brice of Football Scoop: “Per sources, and multiple reports, Kelly offered both Rees and Freeman immediate positions on his Tigers’ inaugural staff.…
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