When Ryan Day made the decision to hire Matt Patricia as the defensive coordinator of the Ohio State football program, a lot of people had questions. Patricia hadn't had a job in football for over a year, and he hadn't been a defensive coordinator since 2017.
Patricia had never coordinated a defense in college, which was perhaps the biggest question on the field. Off the field, Patricia had several questions stemming from an unsavory allegation. Yet, Day said he had done his due diligence and felt comfortable with bringing him in.
So far, so good.