Ohio State made all of its assistant coaching hires official Thursday through an athletic department release; Tyler Bowen was announced as the new offensive line coach and Matt Patricia is the new defensive coordinator,

The computer things, as Paul Pasqualoni eloquently describes it, were new to football back then. The ghosts of film review past are well-documented in the sport. The low-ranking staff members driving to meet a counterpart halfway to exchange tape.

Matt Patricia was most recently a senior defensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023. He has been coaching since 1996 and has primarily worked as a defensive coach. He also worked with offensive lines, and he was the head coach of the Detroit Lions for three seasons.

Former Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach Matt Patricia nearing deal to become Ohio State defensive coordinator