Ohio State’s coaching search wasn’t as narrow as it seemed

“One pro coach, but the other two were head (college) coaches,” Smith said. “I had a couple more. One was out of coaching. I had a bigger list but it came down to three that I was comparing (Day) against.”

Ohio State’s coaching search may have seemed a bit narrow to many fans, for good reason. We knew about the loss of former head coach Urban Meyer and the appointment of future head coach Ryan Day at the same time, and because of that quickness, as well as Day’s background, that there was no true search.

However, according to a report today from the Columbus Dispatch, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Gene Smith reportedly had a short list of at least three coaches, two college and one…