Earlier this offseason, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shocked the sports world by leaving the NFL for the college game and accepting a job as the head coach at the University of North Carolina.

Matt Patricia interviewed to become Ohio State's defensive coordinator, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. Patricia met with Ryan Day and others within the program on Monday. The national champions promoted assistants Brian Hartline and Keenan Bailey to co-offensive coordinators after the departure of Chip Kelly for the Raiders.

Ohio State is reportedly finalizing a deal to make Matt Patricia the school's defensive coordinator. Where does he rank among the top coaching hires this offseason?

Sources: Ohio State is finalizing a deal to hire Matt Patricia as the school’s new defensive coordinator. Patricia was an NFL head coach with the Lions and longtime DC with the New England Patriots. Ohio State will be also be promoting secondary coach Tim Walton to co-defensive coordinator.

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Ohio State is finalizing a deal to hire former NFL coach Matt Patricia as its new defensive coordinator, ESPN reports. The Buckeyes had been searching for a replacement after Jim Knowles departed for the same role at Penn State.