When James Laurinaitis returned to Ohio State a year ago as a graduate assistant, he said his goal was to “be the best linebacker coach in the country” and to be that at his alma mater. One year later, he’s already taken the first step toward fulfilling that prophecy.
Just two years after starting his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, Laurinaitis is now Ohio State’s full-time linebackers coach, receiving that promotion from Ryan Day last week.
Laurinaitis didn’t know when he returned to Ohio State, the school where he was a three-time first-team All-American linebacker from 2006-08, that his opportunity to be a full-time position coach would come so quickly.