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Luke Simons (Assistant BBall Coach)
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Luke Simons Joins Jake Diebler's Staff at Ohio State As an Assistant Coach
Jake Diebler makes his fourth assistant coach hire by hiring Baylor director of basketball operations Luke Simons.
LUKE SIMONS JOINS JAKE DIEBLER'S STAFF AT OHIO STATE AS AN ASSISTANT COACH
Jake Diebler continues to add to his staff of assistant coaches.
Ohio State announced the hiring of Baylor director of basketball operations Luke Simons as an assistant coach on Thursday.
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“I’m excited to welcome Luke as he’s going to be a great addition to our staff,” Diebler said in a statement. “He has the ability to connect with players at every level and his versatility is really important. He’s been on staff at the collegiate level, and he has international coaching experience as well. Those experiences are going to be valuable for our program as we move forward.”
Simons joins Joel Justus, Jamall Walker and Dave Dickerson on what will be a brand new staff of assistant coaches for the 2024-25 season. Ohio State can still add one more assistant coach.
Simons and Diebler worked together at Vanderbilt for three seasons, where both helped head coach Bryce Drew to a 19-16 overall record and an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2017.
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LGHL OSU’s new RB coach Carlos Locklyn is a ‘relationship builder,’ Diebler lands first five-star recruit
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OSU’s new RB coach Carlos Locklyn is a ‘relationship builder,’ Diebler lands first five-star recruit
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Ryan Day examines Ohio State QB competition, Julian Sayin, O-line battles ahead of Buckeyes’ spring game
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LGHL New running backs coach Carlos Locklyn is going to be a fan favorite
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New running backs coach Carlos Locklyn is going to be a fan favorite
Megan.Husslein via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Megan Husslein
He was very entertaining at his first press conference.
Carlos Locklyn knocked it out of the park during his first press conference as Ohio State’s new running backs coach. Between his jokes and his mindset when it comes to the team, I have a feeling that Buckeye Nation is going to love him.
To start off the presser, when asked how excited he was to be in Columbus, Locklyn said he has to, “pinch himself every morning,” for how excited he is to be with the Buckeyes. He also mentioned that when Ryan Day first reached out to him via text, he felt like, “A kid on Christmas morning.”
It sounds like Locklyn was thrilled to be in the conversation to replace Tony Alford. However, it obviously is not easy to be the RB coach for Ohio State. Yes, there is a ton of talent, especially with the duo of TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, but how do you manage their workloads in order to get the most out of them without overdoing it?
“This ain’t my first rodeo,” Locklyn said.
When he was on staff at Memphis, they had Darrell Henderson (who played for the Rams this past season), Patrick Taylor (49ers), Tony Pollard (Titans), Kenny Gainwell (Eagles), and Antonio Gibson (Patriots). That is an absolutely LOADED RB roster. While Locklyn wasn’t the official running back’s coach at Memphis, he played a large role in shaping these players.
Locklyn seemed confident that he knew how to make all of these players function as one group, and the same thing would happen at Ohio State. He also recruited both Judkins and Henderson previously, so he has already established relationships with them.
Speaking of relationships, that is something that Locklyn prides himself on.
Locklyn said that being a RB coach is, “the worst coaching position in football.” He said that anyone will be hired as long as they can recruit. His statement that “Carlos Locklyn is not a recruiter. I’m an elite relationship builder,” is a mic drop in itself. You can tell his main focus is doing whatever is best for his players.
He was also asked about his career in law enforcement and the impact that has had on him as a football coach. Locklyn worked as a police officer before he made the career change. He pretty much said that since he did that, being a football coach is easy. He responded to domestic violence calls, traffic stops, etc., and that football is simple compared to all of that.
He said he made the switch to football because he could reach more people. He said that he did enjoy his career in law enforcement, but ultimately he felt like, through his faith, he was being led to a change that could help young men and their futures.
So, what did Day see in him that made him make the hire? Locklyn’s mentality had to play a major factor in it.
“I got one mindset when I step in this building. That’s to do my job so well that the living, dead, and unborn couldn’t do it any better,” Locklyn said.
Is anyone else ready to run through a brick wall for this guy?
Continue reading...
Megan.Husslein via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Megan Husslein
He was very entertaining at his first press conference.
Carlos Locklyn knocked it out of the park during his first press conference as Ohio State’s new running backs coach. Between his jokes and his mindset when it comes to the team, I have a feeling that Buckeye Nation is going to love him.
To start off the presser, when asked how excited he was to be in Columbus, Locklyn said he has to, “pinch himself every morning,” for how excited he is to be with the Buckeyes. He also mentioned that when Ryan Day first reached out to him via text, he felt like, “A kid on Christmas morning.”
It sounds like Locklyn was thrilled to be in the conversation to replace Tony Alford. However, it obviously is not easy to be the RB coach for Ohio State. Yes, there is a ton of talent, especially with the duo of TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, but how do you manage their workloads in order to get the most out of them without overdoing it?
“This ain’t my first rodeo,” Locklyn said.
When he was on staff at Memphis, they had Darrell Henderson (who played for the Rams this past season), Patrick Taylor (49ers), Tony Pollard (Titans), Kenny Gainwell (Eagles), and Antonio Gibson (Patriots). That is an absolutely LOADED RB roster. While Locklyn wasn’t the official running back’s coach at Memphis, he played a large role in shaping these players.
Locklyn seemed confident that he knew how to make all of these players function as one group, and the same thing would happen at Ohio State. He also recruited both Judkins and Henderson previously, so he has already established relationships with them.
Speaking of relationships, that is something that Locklyn prides himself on.
Locklyn said that being a RB coach is, “the worst coaching position in football.” He said that anyone will be hired as long as they can recruit. His statement that “Carlos Locklyn is not a recruiter. I’m an elite relationship builder,” is a mic drop in itself. You can tell his main focus is doing whatever is best for his players.
He was also asked about his career in law enforcement and the impact that has had on him as a football coach. Locklyn worked as a police officer before he made the career change. He pretty much said that since he did that, being a football coach is easy. He responded to domestic violence calls, traffic stops, etc., and that football is simple compared to all of that.
He said he made the switch to football because he could reach more people. He said that he did enjoy his career in law enforcement, but ultimately he felt like, through his faith, he was being led to a change that could help young men and their futures.
So, what did Day see in him that made him make the hire? Locklyn’s mentality had to play a major factor in it.
“I got one mindset when I step in this building. That’s to do my job so well that the living, dead, and unborn couldn’t do it any better,” Locklyn said.
Is anyone else ready to run through a brick wall for this guy?
Continue reading...
