After retiring from the NFL in 2010 because of a heart issue, Marcus Freeman returned to his alma mater, Ohio State, to pursue a career in athletics. He was unsure whether to work in administration or coaching, so he spent a few months with associate athletic director Pat Chun and a few working with his old position coach, Luke Fickell.
After those stints, Freeman faced a crossroads and eventually chose coaching. “He’s the kind of guy who could have done anything he wanted,” Chun, now the AD at Washington State, said by phone on Wednesday night.