Shaun Wade wasn’t ready to move on quite yet. And because of that decision, Ohio State avoided a complete overhaul of its secondary.
Instead, with Jeff Okudah, Damon Arnette and Jordan Fuller moving on to the NFL, the Buckeyes will only mostly overhaul the defensive backfield. Easier? Sure. Easy? Not exactly.
With Jeff Hafley heading to take over the Boston College football program, whichever secondary coach – possibly Kerry Coombs – Ryan Day hires to run the defensive backfield will have to figure out how to make the most of a relatively inexperienced group that will have to replace three highly productive starters.