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Ryan Day Wants to Replace Jeff Hafley with “The Best Coach in America,” and Ohio State's Defensive Philosophy Won't Change

With co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Jeff Hafley set to leave after just one season to become the head coach at Boston College, one might think Ryan Day’s priority in replacing Hafley would be finding a coach who would be inclined to stay at Ohio State for a long time.

Day indicated Monday, however, that his approach to hiring Hafley’s replacement will be the same as it was when he made the move to hire Hafley as part of his inaugural staff last offseason.

“We're going to get the best coach in America to go coach that position,” Day said.