SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – As Ohio State faces Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, the Buckeyes will be playing in the same stadium where one of their former assistant coaches has been coaching all season.
Bill Davis, who was Ohio State’s linebackers coach in 2017 and 2018, is now the linebackers coach for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, whose State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is where the Buckeyes and Tigers will be competing to earn a spot in the national championship game. And while Davis won’t be able to attend the game – he’ll be in Los Angeles where the Cardinals are playing the Rams in their final game of the season on Sunday – he’ll be watching every play he can in between team meetings.