JUST IN: The coaching staff at Ohio State stands land, the Missouri retrospective, and portal and NFL decisions

The Ohio State football season ended with a thud in Arlington, Texas on Friday night as the Buckeyes were basically inept on offense behind second and third-string quarterbacks, who the offensive line did no favors for. The Missouri Tigers won it 14-3, and with any semblance of even a merely “meh” offense it would have been an easy victory the way the defense played.

We look back on an embarrassingly bad offensive performance, a mostly great defensive effort, and where Ohio State goes from here. We also check in with our score predictions and our picks to click to see how well we foresaw the Cotton Bowl matchup.

Following our game rewind we discussed the transfer portal declarations (including a starter) that took place between the Cotton Bowl and New Year’s Day, an NFL declaration from a key defensive lineman, and an arrival to Columbus via the portal as well.

Finally, we walk through the entire Ohio State coaching staff and talk about which of those coaches have earned our trust for another season and which ones Ryan Day should be replacing or at least seriously considering replacing. Some of those decisions should be easy ones and some are a bit more up in the air, so it will be interesting to see what Day’s staff looks like by the OSU Spring Game or if he sticks with the status quo.

We’ll be coming at you monthly in the college football offseason, with plans to return to our weekly schedule in August 2024. We’d love to hear from you, so please reach out with your feedback and questions below in the comments section or send us an email.