Matt Patricia Joins Ohio State as Defensive Coordinator

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00:00All right, DRS, that last football headline, Matt Patricia, hired by Ohio State as the Buckeyes'

00:07new defensive coordinator. Of course, Matt Patricia, probably most well-known, not for

00:12being a two-time Super Bowl champion D.C. and six years in New England under Bill Belichick,

00:18but three years as the Lions' head coach, where he went 13-29 and was fired after 11 games

00:24in the 2020 NFL season. And then, as a defensive assistant two years ago for Philadelphia,

00:31who just had one of the best statistical defensive years and performances we have

00:35ever seen in a Super Bowl, was led by Patricia down the homestretch a year ago when the wheels

00:42fell off. How do you feel about this hire in the name and familiar face that is Patricia

00:48now heading to the college ranks in Columbus? You would figure, like with Ohio State,

00:53you probably got your pick of anybody that you want who is available, right? It's an interesting

00:57hire because so much part of the college game is usually you want the young, hot defensive

01:03coordinator that connects with the players and is an absolute master on the recruiting trail.

01:09That's not really what Matt Patricia is. Like, if anything that we know about the Patriot way is,

01:13the guy probably doesn't even like to talk to his players or pay attention to any of his players,

01:16let alone fly to another city and try to recruit a linebacker to come to the institution. I am

01:21surprised because they have one of the best, if not the best, defensive coordinators last year.

01:25And it's almost like one of those spots where you can attract anybody who's halfway decent.

01:29They coach for one or two years and they're probably off to a head coaching position in

01:32college somewhere else. Now, they took an interesting route last year by going and say,

01:36you know what? We need an instant offense here. Let's get Chip Kelly. How did it work out?

01:40National Championship. Where's Chip Kelly? Back into the NFL. These are supposed to be

01:44unbelievably attractive positions. And it's almost like feels like they're settling on

01:48Matt Patricia. And I guess there's a pedigree because he was the Patriots defensive coordinator

01:53and he's been in multiple Super Bowls. But for me, I don't think that strikes all that

01:56much with college kids. Like, hey, I'm going to play for Matt Patricia. Yeah. Who's that guy?