Meet Everett Withers, Buckeye Nation!
Drew Thurman (10:37 pm)
There are no slow days in terms of news right now for Ohio State. Today continued that trend with lots of information that impacts the Buckeye football program next season. Here's what you need to know:
Everett Withers was officially named co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. This move had been rumored for awhile now, but there were also rumors he could be a leading candidate for the Houston head coaching position. So, it was a huge announcement that the 24 year coaching veteran would be joining Meyer's staff. Meyer had this to say about to move:
“Everett is extremely well respected across the country,” Meyer said. “I’ve known about him for a number of years and followed his progress as a college and NFL assistant coach. He will be a great fit for this staff and I think he and Luke [Fickell] are going to work well together as the co-coordinators of our defense.”
Withers expressed his excitement in the official release as well, stating that joining Meyer's staff is "something that you just can’t pass up.” He also told Dave Biddle he is excited to coach Ryan Shazier. Seriously, who wouldn't be.
The other coaching move that was announced today was that Mike Vrabel will remain on the staff, bringing Meyer's coaching staff to six current members. Vrabel has been auditioning for the job for several weeks now, and after seeing his performance on the recruiting trail and talking with Coach Belichick, Meyer felt confident keeping him on board.
“I had heard such great things about Mike Vrabel as a player, but the key thing for me was I wanted to talk football with him,” Meyer said. “I wanted to see him recruit, and I wanted to meet his family. I have since spent a lot of time with him, and he has a wonderful family.
“I also spoke to a number of people I know well, who also know Mike very well, including Bill Belichick. Coach Belichick and I had a really good discussion about Mike. While Mike is young, we both agreed that the unique experiences he has had as a player, coupled with the things he has already accomplished as a coach and recruiter for Ohio State, has prepared Mike for this opportunity. I am very pleased he will be on the staff.”
There are no slow days in terms of news right now for Ohio State. Today continued that trend with lots of information that impacts the Buckeye football program next season. Here's what you need to know:
Everett Withers was officially named co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. This move had been rumored for awhile now, but there were also rumors he could be a leading candidate for the Houston head coaching position. So, it was a huge announcement that the 24 year coaching veteran would be joining Meyer's staff. Meyer had this to say about to move:
“Everett is extremely well respected across the country,” Meyer said. “I’ve known about him for a number of years and followed his progress as a college and NFL assistant coach. He will be a great fit for this staff and I think he and Luke [Fickell] are going to work well together as the co-coordinators of our defense.”
Withers expressed his excitement in the official release as well, stating that joining Meyer's staff is "something that you just can’t pass up.” He also told Dave Biddle he is excited to coach Ryan Shazier. Seriously, who wouldn't be.
The other coaching move that was announced today was that Mike Vrabel will remain on the staff, bringing Meyer's coaching staff to six current members. Vrabel has been auditioning for the job for several weeks now, and after seeing his performance on the recruiting trail and talking with Coach Belichick, Meyer felt confident keeping him on board.
“I had heard such great things about Mike Vrabel as a player, but the key thing for me was I wanted to talk football with him,” Meyer said. “I wanted to see him recruit, and I wanted to meet his family. I have since spent a lot of time with him, and he has a wonderful family.
“I also spoke to a number of people I know well, who also know Mike very well, including Bill Belichick. Coach Belichick and I had a really good discussion about Mike. While Mike is young, we both agreed that the unique experiences he has had as a player, coupled with the things he has already accomplished as a coach and recruiter for Ohio State, has prepared Mike for this opportunity. I am very pleased he will be on the staff.”
Offensive tackle, Nick Davidson, committed to Stanford today. The Buckeyes are in desperate need of offensive tackles and Davidson seemed like a very real option throughout the last several months. In fact, he would have been a third generation Buckeye player if he had chosen Ohio State, so most were penciling him in this class. Meyer hasn't been in hot pursuit of him since being named coached though, and Davidson ultimately went with the Cardinal. He claims they were his favorite throughout the process.
“Stanford has pretty much been my No. 1 choice all along,” Davidson said Wednesday. “I took a visit out there the summer after my sophomore year and again in the spring after my junior year and I loved it both times. It just always seemed like the best fit for me.”
This means the Buckeyes list of tackles dwindles to Kyle Dodson, Jordan Diamond and Joey O'Connor. Two tackles are desperately needed in this class, and the staff has a long way to go with these three guys. No matter how highly ranked this class gets before February, fans will not be satisfied until the tackle situation is sorted out.
Bri'onte Dunn will be enrolling early at Ohio State. Just week and half ago we were hearing that Dunn would not enroll early, as he had originally planned, and would be weighing his options on where to sign. A few days later Meyer locked him in again, and now Dunn has announced that he will enroll in January. This is great news, as recent history shows that guys who enroll early typically have a major leg up early in their careers. The Buckeye backfield is thinning out with the departure of Boom Herron and possibly Jamaal Berry, so getting Dunn in early is a big deal.
Some extras from today:
**Tom Herman interview with 97.1 The Fan. Really good stuff.
**Map breaking down where Big Ten recruits have come from geographically from 2002-2011. For you recruiting nuts.
“Stanford has pretty much been my No. 1 choice all along,” Davidson said Wednesday. “I took a visit out there the summer after my sophomore year and again in the spring after my junior year and I loved it both times. It just always seemed like the best fit for me.”
This means the Buckeyes list of tackles dwindles to Kyle Dodson, Jordan Diamond and Joey O'Connor. Two tackles are desperately needed in this class, and the staff has a long way to go with these three guys. No matter how highly ranked this class gets before February, fans will not be satisfied until the tackle situation is sorted out.
Bri'onte Dunn will be enrolling early at Ohio State. Just week and half ago we were hearing that Dunn would not enroll early, as he had originally planned, and would be weighing his options on where to sign. A few days later Meyer locked him in again, and now Dunn has announced that he will enroll in January. This is great news, as recent history shows that guys who enroll early typically have a major leg up early in their careers. The Buckeye backfield is thinning out with the departure of Boom Herron and possibly Jamaal Berry, so getting Dunn in early is a big deal.
Some extras from today:
**Tom Herman interview with 97.1 The Fan. Really good stuff.
**Map breaking down where Big Ten recruits have come from geographically from 2002-2011. For you recruiting nuts.
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