Ohio State Hires Veteran Coach Paul Rhoads As Defensive Analyst

Ohio State is adding a veteran defensive coach to its staff as an analyst.

Paul Rhoads, who has more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience including a stint as a Power 5 head coach and several stints as a Power 5 defensive coordinator, is reportedly joining the Buckeyes as a defensive analyst.

Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel was first to confirm the hiring.

Rhoads, most notably, was the head coach at Iowa State from 2009 to 2015. He spent last season at Arizona as the Wildcats' defensive coordinator after previously serving as the defensive backs coach at UCLA and defensive coordinator at Arkansas. Before becoming Iowa State's head coach, Rhoads was also the defensive coordinator at Auburn…