Cleveland, OH
Ohio State’s Ryan Day nearing most important decision of his Buckeye future
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maybe Ohio State football coach Ryan Day’s answer to giving up control of his offense simply calls for finding another version of himself.
According to a Football Scoop report on Friday, Day told his assistants he will hire a new offensive coordinator to evaluate the staff and potentially make new hires. The report was not specific as to whether this would mean a co-coordinator role for Brian Hartline, though it did say the receivers coach and first-year OC’s job should be safe regardless.
Such a move would be a full step beyond Day’s flirtation one year ago with giving up play calling duties — something he ultimately decided against. This would mean installing a “head coach of the offense” as he did with Jim Knowles on defense. It would presumably take oversight of the offense off Day’s plate and complete a transition to a more chief executive-like role.
While Day considered stepping back from day to day control of the offense after last season, the staff makeup made that difficult.
Hartline’s accomplishments and rising status in the industry warranted a promotion. Yet giving full control of the offense to a first-time coordinator with no play calling experience — while conducting a quarterback competition between two first-time starters — always seemed like a stretch. No one else on the offensive staff had play calling experience, either.
Adding any offensive coaches means someone currently on staff will not return. That may not be the only personnel change in the next couple of weeks. As we have seen before, who exits the staff matters less than how Day replaces them.
When Mike Yurcich left after one season as quarterbacks coach in 2020, Day promoted Corey Dennis from the quality control ranks. Urban Meyer’s son-in-law had spent his entire coaching life in the program, from intern to graduate assistant to QC. The former receiver in a Georgia Tech offense which rarely threw the ball might have seemed especially out of place if not for Day’s continued influence in quarterback development.
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When Matt Barnes moved from special teams coordinator to secondary coach after 2020, Day again promoted from the QC room. Parker Fleming had worked primarily with receivers and quarterbacks at prior stops before Day made him the special teams coordinator. That created an offense-defense imbalance on the staff.
If you did not notice, instability at quarterback and communication and execution issues on special teams have become evident over the past year.
So we can rule out internal promotions from the QC ranks as part of whatever changes come next for Day’s staff. Dennis and Fleming moved into their jobs immediately after Big Ten championship and playoff seasons. Same for Keenan Bailey’s promotion from special assistant to tight ends coach last year (after he turned down jobs at other programs).
When Day faced a small crisis after 2021, though, he went with experience and gravitas.
Knowles was the most sought-after defensive coordinator in the nation that offseason. Ohio State paid more than it ever had for an assistant to land him. Tim Walton, while a former Buckeye, had also been an NFL defensive coordinator along with his many years as a defensive backs coach. Perry Eliano had proven himself by developing multiple NFL defensive backs for Cincinnati’s playoff team.
Knowles’ scheme, Walton’s cornerbacks and Eliano’s safeties all played pivotal roles in OSU redefining its defense as one of the nation’s best. (That has not happened yet for offensive line coach Justin Frye, hired in the same cycle. Yet he also came with over a decade of Group of Five and Power 5 coaching experience.)
As he gears up for this potentially significant staff shift, Day does not have time to groom a novice play caller. He does not have time for on-the-job training of oversight of the most important positions on the field.
He needs to find someone with a track record of both and let him do his thing. He needs to find another Ryan Day.
If the stakes were high after 2021, they have only risen exponentially since. The athletic director who hired Day, Gene Smith, leaves his position at the end of the school year. Day’s buyout — currently over $46 million — provides a certain measure of security. That doesn’t mean he can definitely afford a fourth consecutive loss to Michigan, especially if coupled with a disappointing postseason.
Some of the reaction to constant 11-win seasons has been over the top. At the same time, the end product has too often been less than the sum of its parts in the most important moments.
Some fans may have picked out their favorite punching bags on the coaching staff. There is no addition by subtraction here, though. The most important decision of Day’s coaching future at Ohio State may come in a matter of days.
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Cleveland, OH
Medical examiner releases new details about bodies of 2 young girls found in suitcases near Cleveland school
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner released new information about the bodies of two young girls found in suitcases in Cleveland’s South Collinwood neighborhood.
On Wednesday morning, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner confirmed through DNA that the two girls are half-siblings.
At this time, they have not been positively identified, and no further information is available while the investigation is ongoing.
In a news conference on Tuesday, Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd confirmed the bodies of two young girls were found in suitcases on the city’s East Side on Monday evening.
Cleveland police were called just after 6 p.m. to a field in the area of East 163rd and Midland Avenue for a suspected dead body.
According to police sources, a man was walking his dog in the area, for the first time in a while, due to the snow, and the dog hit on the scent.
The man immediately called 911.
“The officers responded out and located a deceased individual that was in a shallow grave inside of a suitcase,” said Chief Todd.
When officers and homicide detectives got to the scene, Todd said they found the second body nearby.
According to the chief, both suitcases were partially buried in shallow graves. She said the victims had been there quite some time.
“It is traumatic for everyone. It is traumatic for those who live in the area to know that this was right there at their doorstep,” said Todd.
Authorities said one victim is believed to be 8-and-a-half to 13 years old and the other is believed to be 10-and-a-half to 14 years old.
“Locally, we have no reports of missing children to match these identifications. We are checking statewide as well. We have assistance from our state, federal and local partners,” said Todd.
Detectives are checking with state and federal partners as well.
This crime scene is located near Ginn Academy in the city’s South Collinwood neighborhood.
Police said the investigation remains in its very early stages and there is no indication of an ongoing threat to public safety.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.
Tips can remain anonymous.
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Cleveland, OH
Bodies of 2 young girls found in suitcases in Cleveland’s South Collinwood neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd on Tuesday confirmed the bodies of two young girls were found in suitcases on the city’s East Side Monday evening.
Cleveland police were called just after 6 p.m. to a field in the area of East 163rd and Midland Avenue for a suspected dead body.
According to police sources, a man was walking his dog in the area, for the first time in awhile due to the snow, and the dog hit on the scent.
The man immediately called 911.
“The officers responded out and located a deceased individual that was in a shallow grave inside of a suitcase,” said Chief Todd.
When officers and homicide detectives got to the scene, Todd said they found the second body nearby.
According to the chief, both suitcases were partially buried in shallow graves. She said the victims had been there quite some time.
“It is traumatic for everyone. It is traumatic for those who live in the area to know that this was right there at their door step,” said Todd.
Authorities said one victim is believed to be 8-and-a-half to 13 years old and the other is believed to be 10-and-a-half to 14 years old.
There is no indication at this time on their identities, according to police.
“locally we have no reports of missing children to match these identifications. We are checking statewide as well. We have assistance from our state federal and local partners,” said Todd.
Detectives are checking with state and federal partners as well.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has taken custody of the bodies and will conduct further examination to determine the cause of death.
This crime scene is located near Ginn Academy in the city’s South Collinwood neighborhood.
Police said the investigation remains in its very early stages and there is no indication of an ongoing threat to public safety.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.
Tips can remain anonymous.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy customers are without power in Cuyahoga County this Tuesday.
The total number reached 31,785 reported outages in Cuyahoga County at noon.
That number decreased to 16,486 as of 1:10 p.m.
There were just 2,751 still without power less than an hour later at 2 p.m.
FirstEnergy estimates power to be restored to most impacted customers between 2-4 p.m. Tuesday.
FirstEnergy spokesperson Brooke Conlan said this is due to small fires on poles.
According to Conlan, the misty rain combined with salt on the road can cause contamination on utility poles, which causes electricity to travel across the the pole and cause the fire.
Conlan added their crews are working as quickly as possible to restore power.
Due to the outages, the Parma Justice Center is closed, and all court proceedings are suspended for the remainder of Tuesday.
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