Co-Defensive Coordinator Everett Withers - Page 2 - ScarletBuckeye

SanDiegoBuckeye · 12-27-2011, 06:18 PM

I love having Vrabel on the staff. A young coach, former player, all-american, super bowl rings on one of the greatest dynasty's in the NFL and has a personality that relates to the players. I hope he's at OSU for a long time.

PHATBUCK13 · 12-27-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SanDiegoBuckeye

I love having Vrabel on the staff. A young coach, former player, all-american, super bowl rings on one of the greatest dynasty's in the NFL and has a personality that relates to the players. I hope he's at OSU for a long time.

And he's as true a Buckeye as coach Fick, he just happened to have a much longer playing career than Fick.

I hope Fick stays for a looooooong time too.

louts8wings · 12-27-2011, 07:50 PM

i think fick will only stay maybe 2 or 3 years. i want him to stay but he has a very bright coaching career ahead of him. i honestly think he's going to learn a lot from meyer.

OSUBasketballJunkie · 01-14-2012, 05:27 PM

Scout.com$

Withers, Fickell Share Similar Paths....................

OSUBasketballJunkie · 01-14-2012, 08:06 PM

Rivals.com (Free)

Video: Withers ready for new challenges..................

OSUBasketballJunkie · 01-17-2012, 04:05 PM

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Defensive Updates

* Withers said he and Luke Fickell have a lot of similar ideas about defense. They will continue to run a 4-3 with ability to play 3-4 using “Leo” position.

* Withers said he spoke to Fickell before taking the job...said it was just a good fit, philosophically and personality.

* Withers said the top priorities for OSU D will be stopping the run, no big plays, get off field on 3rd down, strong in red zone.

OSUBasketballJunkie · 01-19-2012, 12:44 PM

ozone.net

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Withers Hopes to Bring Creativity, Not Ego, to OSU DefenseBy Brandon Castel

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Everett Withers is assistant head coach to Urban Meyer at Ohio State, but he won’t throw his title around in any defensive meetings—even if it might help him win a disagreement with defensive coordinator Luke Fickell.

Everett Withers
Photo by Jim Davidson

“I’ve been doing this a long time and my ego isn’t very big,” said Withers, who came to Ohio State after three years as North Carolina’s defensive coordinator and one as the interim head coach.

“The only thing I like is winning. Hopefully we can come together and put a defensive football team on the field that will help us win.”

The Buckeyes have done a lot of winning over the last decade, and they have almost always been led by their defense. In 2002, Ohio State won its first national championship in three decades behind a swarming defense that suffocated Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey in the title game.

That success, which started under former defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio, was continued by Jim Heacock and his staff all the way up through last season, when the Buckeyes were 12-1 behind a senior-laden defense.

“I have a lot of respect for what Coach Fickell has done here with Ohio State and the defense,” said Withers, who will also serve as co-defensive coordinator for the Buckeyes.

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