Report: New Ohio State offensive coordinator could be on the move again

Could Ohio State be losing its new offensive coordinator before he even goes through a practice with the Buckeyes?

The Boston Herald reported Monday that Bill O’Brien and Boston College “are down to the minor details” involved in O’Brien becoming the head coach of the Golden Eagles.

Heard @BCFootball and Bill O'Brien are down to the minor details. Possible @ACCFootball announcement on Wednesday. @BosHeraldSports. He won't come cheap with a lot of incentives.
— Rich Thompson (@richiet400) February 5, 2024

A 30-year coaching veteran who most notably spent many years as a New England Patriots assistant for Bill Belichick, O’Brien was the head coach of the Houston Texans for seven seasons then spent two years at Alabama as offensive coordinator before returning to the Patriots last season.

Ohio State announced Jan. 19 it had hired O’Brien to be offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

The Boston College job opened last week when Jeff Hafley, a former Ohio State assistant coach, left to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers.

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Marcus Hartman

Marcus Hartman has been a digital sports columnist and reporter at Cox's Ohio newspapers the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun and Journal-News since 2016.