Chris Holtmann has been getting “a ton of calls” about Ohio State's assistant coaching vacancy and says Jake Diebler will assume some of Ryan Pedon's responsibilities next season.
But why Illinois State and not the previous offers for Pedon? Holtmann said the Redbird program has a reputation as one of the better jobs in the Missouri Valley Conference.
With Pedon serving as the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator, the Ohio State offense has been rated top 15 in the country byin adjusted offensive efficiency in each of the past three seasons. In 2021-22, the Buckeyes rank No. 11 in that metric, while the Buckeyes defense is all the way down at No. 121. Holtmann believes Diebler, Skinn and special assistant to the head coach Mike Netti will all be future head coaches.
Pedon was welcomed to the Illinois State program in person on Monday morning at Redbird Arena and said he was “filled with gratitude” for the opportunity.