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Former S&C Coach Allan Johnson

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stxbuck said:
On B-nuts they had a thread speculating this was going to happen about a week ago. Rumor has it that the players related much better to the former assistant strength coach, who is now at Marshall, and is probably the odds on favorite to become the new S&C coach at tOSU.
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Mike Cochran

Played for and later coached for Coach Tressell at YSU. Came over with Tress to Ohio State and then went with Snyder to Marshall. Supposedly he was an "up and comer" with major Div1A offers even while he was still at YSU.
 
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BuckEyeDr said:
I think Johnson is being forced out. Tressel saw the film from the scUM game. Al's sideline dance was atrocious!!

The players can't respect him after that jig.
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I was wondering if I was the only one who noticed that! :biggrin:

edit: Apparently, he is being fired....

http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/osu/daily/0512osufb.html

Ohio State football strength coach fired, two say
School has no comment; OSU star Whitner says Johnson's test was nation's hardest.

By Doug Harris

Staff Writer

COLUMBUS | Ohio State football strength and conditioning coach Allan Johnson has been fired by head coach Jim Tressel, two former players confirmed Thursday.

OSU spokesman Steve Snapp said Tressel was out of town and unavailable for comment, and the school had no announcement planned.

"I'm not aware of anything," Snapp said. "It doesn't mean it's not happening, but I'm just not aware of anything right now."

Donte Whitner and Nate Salley, two former OSU players who were selected in last month's NFL draft, both said they heard of Johnson's dismissal, as did assistant strength and conditioning coach Butch Reynolds. The former Olympic track star expects Tressel to officially inform the staff at a meeting today.

"Coach Johnson is definitely a leader," Reynolds said. "His credentials speak for themselves. But he's been doing this for 22 years. I'm sure he's ready to move on and enjoy life. It can be trying over here."

Johnson, who couldn't be reached for comment, was known for his unorthodox methods, and there have been rumblings that his offseason program was too intense. But Whitner didn't feel that way.

"Our conditioning test was the hardest in the country — by far," he said. "But I wouldn't say he worked guys too hard. That's the way you have to work to be successful at this level."

Johnson joined the Ohio State coaching staff in the summer of 2001 — four months after Tressel was hired — after a stint at West Virginia. The Parkersburg, W.Va., native was named national strength and conditioning coach of the year in 2002.
 
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Dispatch

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Strength coach likely to leave OSU program
Friday, May 12, 2006
Tim May and Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Ohio State football strength and conditioning coach Allan Johnson is expected to leave the school by the end of May, sources close to the program told The Dispatch on the condition of anonymity last night.
The decision apparently is mutual, with Johnson pursuing other options and OSU not standing in his way. Neither Johnson nor coach Jim Tressel returned calls yesterday. Athletics department spokesman Steve Snapp said he could not confirm anything.
Johnson, 49, came to OSU in June 2001, replacing Dave Kennedy, who had been strength coach since 1989. Johnson was named National Strength Coach of the Year in 2002.
Before coming to Columbus, Johnson was West Virginia’s strength coach. He is a Parkersburg, W.Va., native.
One possible candidate to replace Johnson is Mike Cochran, a former assistant under Johnson at OSU before leaving to become Marshall’s strength coach last year.
Before coming to OSU, Cochran spent six years as a graduate assistant coach and strength coach under Tressel at Youngstown State.
 
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There is something else going on. I can pretty much guarantee 99% that he wasn't fired because of ability to perform the job.

I met him during a football camp last year, he was a great guy, but very demanding(Nothing wrong with that) of the kids he was working with.
 
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Over on the WVU Scout boards they claim, and I quote, "Last year Al Johnson said he wanted out of OSU, he wasn't hired by Tressel. Al said OSU is in line for some major NCAA violations."

He is from WVU and a few claim to know him.

Take it for what it's worth. I also dont know if this is "rumor" worthy.
 
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Thump said:
I will, if everything that has been posted on messageboards that came from an "insider" came true, every college in the nation would be on the death penalty right now.
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That's the truth. I've heard the same line verbatim about Florida State, Penn State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Miami.

I'm more worried about losing to Illinois than the violations the MQs say we're in for. :roll2:
 
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OSUBuckeye4Life said:
Over on the WVU Scout boards they claim, and I quote, "Last year Al Johnson said he wanted out of OSU, he wasn't hired by Tressel. Al said OSU is in line for some major NCAA violations."

He is from WVU and a few claim to know him.

Take it for what it's worth. I also dont know if this is "rumor" worthy.
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Their statement alone is faulty then. If Tressel didn't hire Johnson, who did? Kennedy was the S&C coach when Tressel was hired.
 
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