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Associate HC/DL Coach Larry Johnson Sr. (National Champion)



“LARRY IS A GREAT COACH.” During an interview at the NFL Combine, former Ohio State defensive coordinator and current Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley praised longtime Buckeyes assistant Larry Johnson.

“My one year with Larry, he’s just a really good technical coach, really demanding of his players, builds great relationships, and he’s a great evaluator,” Hafley told cleveland.com’s Stefan Krajisnik. “He’s recruited some really, really good talent. Even when I was there, there were some great players — and there will continue to be. And Ryan (Day) does such a great job with the evaluation process and building those guys from the ground up. But Larry is a great coach.”

Johnson has coached Ohio State’s defensive linemen since 2014. The two-time national champion assistant has developed a ton of Buckeyes into NFL-caliber players, including Joey Bosa, Tyquan Lewis, Dre’Mont Jones, Nick Bosa, Chase Young, Tommy Togiai, Zach Harrison, Tyleik Williams, JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer.

And that’s, I don’t know, half the list?

Johnson is great, like Hafley said.

There’s no doubt about it.
 
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