Among the 11 members of Ohio State’s freshman class of 2022 who arrived on campus last month as early enrollees, six of them already have different position coaches than the ones who recruited them to become Buckeyes. Instead of being coached by Kerry Coombs, cornerbacks Jyaire Brown and Ryan Turner will now be coached by Tim Walton. Safety Kye Stokes will now be coached by Perry Eliano instead of Matt Barnes. Linebackers C.J. Hicks and Gabe Powers are now being coached by Jim Knowles instead of Al Washington, while George Fitzpatrick’s offensive line coach is now Justin Frye instead of Greg Studrawa. As they met with the media for the first time since the coaching staff changes on Wednesday, many of those players said it was difficult to learn that they would no longer have the opportunity to play for the coaches who they built close relationships with during the…
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