January 17, 2025

With Greg Schiano out, Ohio State’s Jeff Hafley emerges at Rutgers

After weeks of reports that all but had Greg Schiano on his way back to Piscataway riding his white horse to the rescue, talks between the coach and Rutgers broke down, likely permanently, over demands that would make a rock star’s concert rider blush. With the coaching search now shifting focus, the football program could still have an eye on its Schiano-connected past. © Getty Images According to nj.com, and citing several individuals with knowledge of the process, Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley “has emerged as one of the names atop the Scarlet Knights’ list as their coaching search begins anew.” Hafley is in his first season at OSU and, along with Greg Mattison, replaced Schiano as the Buckeyes’ coordinator. Hafley, a New Jersey native, spent one season (2011) on Schiano’s RU staff as secondary coach before moving on when the head coach took the same job at Tampa…

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