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OHIO STATE’S ON-FIELD COACHING STAFF COULD EXPAND SIGNIFICANTLY AS NCAA REMOVES LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ON-FIELD COACHES​

College football teams are now allowed to have an unlimited number of staff members coach players during practices and games.

The NCAA’s Division I Council voted Tuesday to approve a rule change permitting any staff member to provide technical and tactical instruction on college football teams. The change, which will become final on Wednesday, will be effective immediately.

FBS teams will still only be allowed to have 11 coaches – the head coach and 10 assistants – travel to recruit players.

With the rule change, Ohio State could now have more than 25 coaches coaching players during practices and games. While Ohio State’s four graduate assistants – Mike Sollenne and Sean Binckes on offense and LaAllan Clark and Michael Hunter on defense – were already allowed to coach in practices, Ohio State’s analysts, quality control coaches and other program assistants will now be allowed to coach without restriction as well.

Those coaches include former UCLA offensive line coach and Michigan offensive coordinator Tim Drevno, who was hired by the Buckeyes as a quality control coach this offseason; former Ohio State wide receiver Devin Jordan, who is in his third year with the Buckeyes as a program assistant; and former Findlay head coach Rob Keys, who will now lead Ohio State’s special teams coaching efforts along with program assistant Gunner Daniel.

Ohio State’s expanded roster of coaches also includes defensive quality control coaches Joe Lyberger, Sam McGrath and Brent Zdebski; program assistants Riley Larkin, Gerren DuHart and Joshua Chorba; and offensive analysts Tony Johnson and Billy Fessler, both of whom were hired this offseason, with Fessler joining the Buckeyes to help Chip Kelly coach quarterbacks after briefly serving as Kelly’s quarterbacks coach at UCLA.
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The Hurry-Up: Four-star 2025 DT Trajen Odom to Commit Friday, NCAA Approves Changes to Recruiting Calendar, Riley Pettijohn Eyeing Commitment in First Week of July

Four-star 2025 DT Trajen Odom plans to commit Friday, the NCAA approves changes to the recruiting calendar and Riley Pettijohn could commit the first week of July.

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DIVISION I COUNCIL APPROVES RECRUITING CALENDAR CHANGES​

As you probably already saw on Tuesday, the NCAA Division I Council removed the restriction on the number of football staff members who can provide on-field instruction during practices.

In the same release, the Division I Council also approved a few changes to the college football recruiting calendar.

First, July’s dead period has been extended to last all 31 days to allow coaches to prepare for the upcoming season. Secondly, with early signing day now scheduled for the first week of December, a quiet period has been added after that passes to allow teams to focus on their postseasons and allow for on-campus recruiting activities. Thirdly, the January contact period has been extended, allowing colleges to use that time to recruit high school juniors and transfer targets. Last, and probably least if we’re being honest, the NCAA has added a quiet period the Sunday before the American Football Coaches Association Convention so coaches may finish on-campus visits before the AFCA dead period.