When Chris Ash was announced as the head coach his message was clear:
“Moving forward, I have a message for fans, supporters, administrators, players, basically anybody that loves this program: We need to create some positive energy around this program. It's going to take an extreme amount of work. It's going to take a lot of the right people going in the same direction. Organizational alignment here in this athletic department and in this football program is going to be essential to our success.”
Excitement was abundant amongst the RU faithful with the announcement of Head Coach Chris Ash, he said all the rights things, an impressive resume, endorsement from Urban Meyer, and a National Championship ring as co-defensive coordinator for the ‘14 Ohio State Buckeyes.