Ohio State has officially announced the hire of former Buckeye captain C.J. Barnett as the program’s new Director of Player Development for External Affairs. Barnett joins the Buckeyes in this role after serving as a member of the Columbus Division of Police over the last two years. Barnett replaces Ryan Stamper, who left last month to take a new job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Barnett begins his new job on Wednesday. This news was first reported on Wednesday, Feb. 10, but was confirmed by the university this afternoon. “C.J. is the perfect fit for what we were looking for in terms of our player development position,” Day said. “We’ll miss Ryan Stamper, as he helped our program become the standard when it comes to helping players prepare for life and success off the field. C.J. is going to come in and build onto that standard and enhance it, too. His…
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