After a disappointing end to the season and a Cotton Bowl loss to the Missouri Tigers in which the team only managed to score three points, the Ohio State Buckeyes made a pretty significant hire, bringing in offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien to run the offense, with head coach Ryan Day finally ceding control of game-planning and play-calling. It was a massive hire, but it sounds like Ohio State is probably going to have to replace him after less than a month.
According to a report from Rich Thompson of The Boston Herald, Bill O’Brien is expected to leave Ohio State to become the next head coach of the Boston College Eagles.
“Heard @BCFootball and Bill O’Brien are down to the minor details. Possible @ACCFootball announcement on Wednesday. @BosHeraldSports. He won’t come cheap with a lot of incentives,” Thompson said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
This would obviously be pretty horrible news for Ohio State as they would be losing their offensive coordinator who was hand-picked by Ryan Day after less than a month, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
Buckeyes could be in the market for a new OC/QB coach already https://t.co/6r9Cm9zaWw
— MoreForYouCleveland (@MoreForYou_CLE) February 5, 2024
OSU OC BOB Lasted longer than #CBJ goalie Jonathan Quick. https://t.co/L4cQldJ3Vf
— Bishop & Friends (@971BFS) February 5, 2024
Bill, we hardly knew you. Hopefully no big ripple affects other than him would happen with this move. Good for him getting another HC gig. https://t.co/z3JDfq2ACU
— Tim Whelan (@Tim_Whelan216) February 5, 2024
Where does Ryan Day turn now? #OhioState https://t.co/nnPtuj77JH
— Cory McCartney (@coryjmccartney) February 5, 2024
Thanks for your services Bob go take care of ya family https://t.co/kZPyW3bnlv
— 8/24 (@blackgodwayne) February 5, 2024
Bill O’Brien spent a month hanging around with Ryan Day and decided that was enough…who can blame him? https://t.co/CTVve56WAx
— Scott Frederick 🐘 (@FredSDTW) February 5, 2024
Day gonna take back playcalling now 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ https://t.co/qLRq29d16k
— Common Sense Bob (@MaxwellDavies3) February 5, 2024
Bill O’Brien to Boston College isn’t a done deal, but Ohio State is facing the possibility of having to replace its new offensive coordinator just weeks after hiring him.
A look at some of OSU’s potential options if it ends up back in the OC market: https://t.co/C49aDx8TSc
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) February 6, 2024
We’ll have to see who Ohio State ends up hiring if O’Brien does leave for Boston College.
