Report: Buckeyes adding Colin Keanu to staff as offensive analyst
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is reportedly adding to its still-growing offensive coaching staff with a rising young coach.
According to Football Scoop’s John Brice, the Buckeyes are hiring Colin Keanu, who was previously with Western Illinois as a wide receivers coach, to serve as an offensive analyst.
Keanu was a wide receivers coach at Nevada before his time with Western Illinois.
Ryan Day announced coaching staff additions, promotions Thursday
+ Tyler Bowen will be the new Ohio State offensive line coach and run game coordinator. He most recently served as Virginia Tech’s offensive coordinator and quarterback’s coach but has experience coaching tight ends, quarterbacks, offensive line and other spots along the offensive side of the football.
+ Matt Patricia, who won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, including two as the team’s defensive coordinator, as defensive coordinator.
+ Brian Hartline has officially been promoted to offensive coordinator to go along with his wide receivers coaching title
+ Keenan Bailey is the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach
+ Program assistant/quality control coach Billy Fessler, who worked closely coaching and working with Will Howard this past season, has earned the promotion to quarterback’s coach,
+ Safeties coach Matt Guerrieri has been promoted to pass game coordinator. He will continue to coach safeties
+ Secondary and cornerbacks coach Tim Walton has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator and will continue to coach in the secondary secondary, primarily with cornerbacks
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Day had this to say about the hire of Patricia, through a release from Ohio State athletics: “I have been aware of and followed Matt’s successful NFL career for the past 15 years, or when he first started calling plays for those outstanding New England teams. I have also gotten to know him and, aside from his creative and outstanding abilities as a defensive coach, I think Matt is going to integrate into our program’s culture and values, which are the essence of who we are, very well. I’d like to welcome him and his wife, Raina, and their children to Columbus and Ohio State University.”
Day had this to say about the hire of Bowen, through a release from Ohio State athletics: “I am really pleased to announce the addition of Tyler Bowen, and his family, to our coaching staff. He’s a terrific coach who will bring experience to the staff along with an excellent record as a recruiter.”
