Doug Lesmerises

Nobody in Ohio knew who Ryan Day was.

That name was nothing to Ohio State fans.

They brought in this guy who had been basically a failed quarterbacks coach in the NFL, and he came to Ohio State, and he was awesome.

Tom Herman came from Iowa State.

Nobody knew who that was.

He got here, and he was awesome.

There have been all these guys who were kind of like, on some level, unknown before they got to Ohio State, and then they got here, and they did an excellent job.

So I do think there are many guys...

who can do an excellent job.

And so I try not to get too bogged down in assistant coach hires, but I will acknowledge as everyone's talent evens out a little bit, that little scheme edge can matter a little bit more, but I don't think the Arthur Smith hire has to be perfect.

It has to be competent.

And if you're competent in Ohio State, you got a lot of other things around you that can help you win.

And so that's my baseline.

But I will acknowledge to me, a hire like this means means a little more than it used to the way the sport is changing.

Colton, what do you think?

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's good.

Hey, Colton, just real quick.

HR is going to contact you after the show.