Jim Knowles has switched his orange and black for scarlet and gray and his OSU for … well, OSU.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced Tuesday that he had hired Knowles, formerly Oklahoma State’s defensive coordinator, away from Stillwater, leaving Mike Gundy’s DC position vacant for the first time since 2018.
With the news being hours old, here are three potential ways the orange OSU could fill its vacancy.
1. Doug Belk, Houston
Doug Belk is one of the hot names on the defensive coaching carousel this offseason and for good reason.
In his first season as a solo DC with the Houston Cougars, Belk’s defense ranks sixth nationally in total defense and leads the country in third-down conversion percentage (a stat Knowles’ defenses were always good in).