🏈🗣️ @CoachJeffHafley: I came here bc this is a special place & I mean that. The culture here, that’s what’s different. It’s the right type of player, coach & staff here. Those are the things that drew me here.More quotes from the 5⃣coaches → https://t.co/1uqeushEge#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/9sjHqeUbII— Ohio State Buckeyes 🌰 (@OhioStAthletics) February 6, 2019
Jeff Hafley's answer about whether he wants Ohio State's cornerbacks to turn and look for the ball was tremendous. pic.twitter.com/gmp395udR1— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) February 6, 2019
Co-Defensive Coordinator and secondary coach Jeff Hafley + He is a scheme guy and a talent guy, it just depends on what you have. “We have talent here, so you have to make the most of your talent.” + They want to play fast, so things will be simplified. + Hafley has seen plenty of OSU defensive backs while he’s been in the NFL. He is a big believer in playing press man, but he also believes you have to change it up. “We’ll continue to do some of that and we’ll so some other stuff as well.” + The combination of Hafley and Greg Mattison will be something special. “It’s been awesome. I think it will be a really good mesh.” + Hafley watched a little tape before taking the job. + The best guy is going to play. “I’ve started undrafted free agents over first-round draft picks.” It’s our job to play the best players. “If you’re the best, you’ll play. And if it’s close, we’ll find a role for you.” + It’s not tough to break down a roster and see who the best players are. It just takes time and tape. + There is a good mix of young and older in the coaching staff. + Recruiting expectations, he expects to go out and get the best players. Ryan Day expects that as well. He has to get used to doing the traveling, but it is exciting that you get to go pick who you want instead of drafting. You have to work to get who you want and that fires him up. + Hafley doesn’t believe there is a difference in coaching men in the NFL and college players. They just want to know you care and you know what you’re talking about. + Ryan Day didn’t talk to Hafley about fixing anything. “We just talked.” The talk was about coming back to college football. Greg Schiano was a mentor to him, so he’ll never say anything bad about last year’s scheme or defense. “Our job is to get better. We certainly have to.” + In the NFL, you study tape and you learn because there is no recruiting. He’s done that for the last seven years. + He came to Ohio State for several reasons. He wanted to be a coordinator. “I came back here because this is a special place.” You can win a lot of games here, but you can do it with the right type of people. The culture is right, and that’s why he came here. “It’s the right type of player here.” They have recruited the right kinds of guys. The guys who go to class and work hard. Not every place is like that. + Scheme-wise, they will have to match up with the offense they are facing. There will be nickel, there will be base. + He asked Marshon Lattimore and Denzel Ward why they were rotating. “I didn’t get it at the time.” But then the guys keep becoming first round picks. “If a guy is good enough to play, we have to get him on the field.” + “We are going to work on turning and looking and trying to intercept the ball when we are in man.” + They still have to figure out where everybody will be coaching from.
Ohio State: Jeff Hafley making strong early impressions for Buckeyes https://t.co/NCEblJsWVK— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) February 7, 2019
Jeff Hafley made a strong impression in his first press conference as Ohio State co-defensive coordinator. He will now try and bring that same level of energy to the Ohio State secondary. https://t.co/49l5iYZvlr— Lantern Sports (@LanternSports) February 12, 2019
The #Bengals wanted to interview Ohio State defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their vacant DC job, sources tell @RapSheet. However, I’m told he’s not going to renege on his commitment to OSU after taking the job last month. So Cincy’s search continues.— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 15, 2019
Rob Oller | Ohio State's new co-defensive coordinator builds bonds whether in pros or college https://t.co/7EzjBlF9XX— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) February 16, 2019
Film Study: Jeff Hafley Brings A Renewed Focus on Pattern-Match Coverage to the Ohio State Defense https://t.co/OJ70vDiFzL via @11W— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) February 18, 2019
Jeff Hafley is working on getting those Ohio State corners to do what you want them to. From @Stephen_Means https://t.co/AUcZxyiolM— Doug Lesmerises (@DougLesmerises) March 9, 2019
Jeff Hafley adds some clarity to Ohio State's new Bullet position, explaining that it's "basically a strong safety as you know it." https://t.co/ZWlk39SZIp— Eleven Warriors (@11W) April 4, 2019
Jeff Hafley personality shines in defensive coordinator role https://t.co/STG0uTnLyq— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) June 6, 2019
How assistant coach Jeff Hafley went from turnpike scofflaw to a ‘rising star’ for Ohio State https://t.co/bHadk599QE #Buckeyes #Browns— Tom Reed (@treed1919) June 14, 2019
Many will score this one as Jeff Hafley's first recruiting breakthrough with the #Buckeyes but he was absolutely critical to getting Lejond Cavazos back in the fold as well.— Marc Givler (@MarcGivler) June 21, 2019
Jeff Hafley has had incredible success on the recruiting trail already. Ryan Day explains why. pic.twitter.com/2AHt40VDEd— Tom Orr (@TomOrr4) July 18, 2019
Ryan Day said he believes recruiting is one of Jeff Hafley’s biggest strengths is his ability to recruit even though he spent the last seven years in the NFL.— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) July 18, 2019