As Ryan Day looks to hire his fourth defensive coordinator in seven seasons, here are potential candidates to replace Jim Knowles.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day had praise for defensive coordinator Jim Knowles on Sunday. While speaking at the Buckeyes' championship celebration inside Ohio Stadium, Day gave Knowles a shoutout and mentioned the defense’s dominance throughout the College Football Playoff.

A few days after Ohio State won the College Football Playoff National Championship, Ryan Day's program took its biggest hit, losing defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Penn State, who hired him in th

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Hafley was very successful during his lone season in Columbus as DC in 2019 ... Haines, 39, is the current defensive coordinator for Indiana under Curt Cignetti and is a native of Piqua, Ohio. He was also a graduate assistant (linebackers) at Ohio State ...

Guerrieri represents the continuity option. He's a Knowles guy through and through, initially coming with him to Ohio State as a senior analyst back in 2022. After a year apart at Indiana in 2023, Knowles missed him so much that he convinced Day to bring him back to Columbus, where he spent this past season as safeties coach.