Ohio State fires a coach after blowout loss to Oregon
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After Saturday’s blowout loss to Oregon, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day promised that there would be accountability, and that it would start with his coaching staff. It didn’t take long for him to follow through on that promise.
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Ohio State has reportedly fired special teams coordinator Robby Discher just nine games into his first season with the program. The Buckeyes’ special teams have been a problem all year, and they played a big role in back-to-back losses to USC and Oregon.
Ohio State’s Struggles
Ohio State jumped out to a 14-0 lead against Oregon on Saturday, but the Ducks scored 38 straight points on their way to a 41-28 win. The loss dropped the Buckeyes to 6-3, and it came a week after a 30-18 loss to USC.
After the game, Day said that changes were coming. ”
I’ve got to evaluate everything and try to come in tomorrow and figure out, with the staff, the things we’re coming up short on and figure out how to adjust those things. It all starts with the staff, and then it goes to the players. There needs to be accountability for all of it, and then we go from there,” Day said, via On3.
The losses also drew plenty of criticism from former Buckeyes. Former running back Beanie Wells said that Ohio State is “revealing who they’ve always been,” while former defensive tackle Tommy Schutt called for Day to “clean house.”
Discher Out
On Monday, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported that Ohio State had fired Discher.
“Ryan Day has begun making changes to the Ohio State staff. Robby Discher is out as special teams coordinator, sources tell CBSSports,” Zenitz wrote.
Ohio State hired Discher in January after three seasons at Illinois, where his units were among the best in the country. He was the program’s first full-time special teams coordinator since Parker Fleming was fired after the 2023 season, and he signed a two-year deal worth $400,000 this season and $450,000 next year.
But Ohio State’s special teams didn’t improve under Discher. According to Eleven Warriors, the Buckeyes had at least one special teams penalty in every game this season heading into the Oregon game, including three against USC, when they also allowed a 44-yard punt return that set up a Trojans touchdown.
Against Oregon, Ohio State gave up a fake punt that kept a Ducks drive alive during their 38-point run. The Buckeyes also rank No. 86 nationally in net punting, No. 113 in punt return average, and No. 118 in kick return average.
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