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After a monumental decision to give up play-calling duties, he didn’t hire a rising star in the field or an active coordinator from a smaller school.

Also, the Buckeyes have lost both of their coordinators. Jim Knowles decided to leave his defensive coordinator post. He ended up parting ways with Ohio State to join the Big Ten rival Penn State ...