One of Matt Patricia’s perceived flaws when he arrived at Ohio State has been one of his biggest strengths in his first three months as the Buckeyes’ new defensive coordinator.
Patricia arrived at Ohio State with a reputation for not always seeing eye to eye with his players, particularly during his three-year tenure as the Detroit Lions’ head coach. Lions players infamously threw a “mimosa party” in the locker room at the end of his first season on the job, and his firing in 2020 was publicly celebrated by numerous members of his Lions teams.