An athletic program is nothing without good coaches.
Gene Smith has been lauded and extolled throughout his career for his hiring prowess, and Ohio State has certainly seen the fruits of his labor in recent years. While there are certainly more than five coaches out of the 37 varsity sports that deserve a spot on this list, I decided to trim it to that number because, you know, five is live. So here we go, from five down to one.
No. 5: Pete Hanson, Men's Volleyball
The longest-tenured coach on this list, having been the Buckeyes men's volleyball coach for the last 33 seasons, Hanson has led the Buckeyes to three national championships in the last seven years (2011, 2016, 2017).