One of many huge remaining school soccer jobs has reportedly been crammed by a significant identify.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Thursday evening that Ohio State soccer has employed former Penn State coach and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Invoice O’Brien to be its subsequent offensive coordinator.
Because the Buckeyes determine a plan to attempt to meaningfully contend for a nationwide title with Ryan Day on the helm, hiring a veteran coach like O’Brien is the form of main transfer that indicators a seriousness to make these outcomes higher prior to later.
Nicely, in case you assume O’Brien is the precise man for the job, that’s.
Sources: Ohio State is ready to rent longtime NFL head coach Invoice O’Brien as the college’s new offensive coordinator. O’Brien served final season because the Patriots’ offensive coordinator in 2023 and has been the pinnacle coach on the Texans and within the Huge Ten at Penn State. pic.twitter.com/19e2iXv6oe
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 19, 2024
Whereas he discovered success in numerous stops, O’Brien has turn into one of many extra polarizing figures in soccer and is coming off a dreadful 12 months in New England main the Patriots offense.
Whereas O’Brien has discovered constructive outcomes on the school degree, followers had been very skeptical this transfer would do a lot to assist the Buckeyes separate themselves from the pack (and the Michigan Wolverines).
