Saturday, Cincinnati officially announced Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell as its new head coach.
Fickell spent the last 12 years on the OSU coaching staff, including one season as the interim head coach between Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer. During that time, he's done a phenomenal job on the recruiting trail (finding hidden gems like Darron Lee) as well as on the football field, putting together a fearsome linebacking corps year after year.
At schools like Ohio State, quality assistants do not stay forever, and it was just a matter of time before Fickell got a head coaching opportunity elsewhere.