Luke Fickell: Everything You Need to Know About Interim Head Coach at Ohio St.
By on May 30, 2011
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Ohio State Football Introduces Luke Fickell as New Head Coach
Today has been all about the corruption and dishonesty of former Ohio St. football coach Jim Tressel.
But that's all ancient history now. It's time to look forward and that starts by checking out the resume of the new head coach. He begins with the interim tag, but the former defensive coordinator has a shot to keep the gig with instant success.
Ohio St. has announced they will not conduct a coaching search until the conclusion of the 2011-2012 season.
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Fickell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ohio State before two seasons at the University of Akron as defensive line coach.
He returned to the Buckeyes to coach special teams from 2002-03, linebackers in 2004, and then took on the role of co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2005 through last season.
Fickell has always bleed scarlet and gray, growing up in Columbus and playing for OSU from 1992-1996 as a nose guard where he started a school-record 50 consecutive games.
The Buckeyes have been known for their defense over the last five years and a lot of the credit has to go in Fickell's direction.
He will keep the Tressel school of thought when it comes to discipline and playing the game the right way. The biggest problem is his lack of head coaching experience.
He now has a full season to prove to the school, and to the fans that the interim tag should be dropped and the program is in good hands with him in charge.
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