This will be the former No. 1 overall pick’s second stint on the Buckeyes’ bench. According to a report from Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch, former Ohio State center Greg Oden will rejoin the Buckeyes’ coaching staff as graduate assistant this season. This marks the second time the 33-year-old Oden has been on Ohio State’s staff, as he was a student manager and student assistant coach under Thad Matta and Chris Holtmann from 2016-19. This role is more hands-on that his previous stint, however. “I’m thankful, honestly, for coach Holt and his staff who have welcomed me in and given me this opportunity because that’s literally what I want to do is get into coaching,” Oden said. “One of the toughest things to do is get your foot in the door, so for them to give me this opportunity while I’m able to actually get a Master’s degree in sports coaching…
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