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Ohio State adds Maryland assistant Matt Barnes to staff
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Ryan Day has added another B1G assistant coach to his defensive staff.
Thursday, Ohio State added Matt Barnes to be the new special teams coordinator and assistant secondary coach in Columbus. He was most recently at Maryland, where he served as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.
Barnes was with the Terrapins for three seasons on D.J. Durkin’s staff.
#OhioState hires Matt Barnes, most recently at #Maryland, as special teams coordinator and assistant secondary coach. Barnes coached linebackers and special teams last year for the Terps.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 10, 2019
Earlier this week, Day poached two assistants away from rival Michigan. Greg Mattison and Al Washington were both on the Wolverines’ defensive staff a year ago and are both headed to Columbus.
The addition of Barnes likely means that Taver Johnson, who coached the cornerbacks in 2018 at Ohio State, will not be retained.
In addition to Maryland, Barnes had pervious stops at Florida and Michigan.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB