To paraphrase Yogi Berra, “It gets late early in Buckeye Nation,” which is a way of saying it’s never too soon to talk Ohio State football, even if the season doesn’t begin for another 99 days. At first glance, OSU coach Ryan Day hiring Joe Philbin as offensive analyst – a job that blends graduate assistant, advance scout and numbers cruncher – is a bit of a head-scratcher. After all, offense wasn’t the big problem last season. Defense dropped the ball in losses against Michigan and Georgia. Day is an offensive mastermind, so why call in the cavalry on that side of the ball? Rob Oller: Second Thoughts: Jayson Tatum, meet Bill Laimbeer; today’s NBA stars are soft ? Day seems to feel most comfortable hiring “thinkers,” coaches who process information analytically but also have the ability to get their messages across. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles fits that bill, as…
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