COLUMBUS, Ohio — How did Matt Patricia become Ohio State’s new defensive coordinator? That question is a two-edged sword requiring the perspective of both him and the guy who hired him.

Matt Patricia, former New England Patriots defensive coordinator, steps into same role at Ohio State. Patricia's success with Patriots questioned as some attribute it to Bill Belichick's leadership.

The yellow pencil was tucked behind his ear, resting underneath a gray baseball hat. As Matt Patricia met with reporters as Ohio State’s newly hired defensive coordinator on Friday, he cast a ...

Ryan Day hired Matt Patricia as Ohio State's new defensive coordinator in February. The former Detroit Lions coach comes in as a replacement for Jim Knowles, who departed Columbus in January ...

Ryan Day asked the same question a lot of Ohio State fans are asking: How much of Matt Patricia’s success running the New England Patriots’ defense was due to him, and how much of it was Bill ...

Matt Patricia’s goal as he builds his first defense at Ohio State is simple: To put Ohio State’s players in positions that allow them to do what they do best. Patricia’s defensive philosophy ...

One by one, family members and friends of Patricia Swett and Matt Champagne rose from their seats, stepped up to a lectern, ...