Tim Walton Perry Eliano was attending a professional development seminar in Miami a few years ago when he met Tim Walton. “We hit it off and had great chemistry,” Eliano said. They’re now working together as secondary coaches on Ohio State’s rebuilt coaching staff. Eliano is coaching safeties with Walton working with the cornerbacks. The pairing is significant because it marks the first time that the Buckeyes have had two full-time defensive backs coaches since Ryan Day took over in 2019. Ohio State football: Tim Walton will make $700K and Perry Eliano $450K as new Ohio State football assistants Matt Barnes was the lone secondary coach last season, while previous defensive coordinators Kerry Coombs and Jeff Hafley also coached the cornerbacks and safeties. Day said he left it up to newly hired defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to staff his side of the ball. Knowles, who had multiple position coaches in…
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