Ohio State awaiting final word on Bill O'Brien status

Ohio State coach Ryan Day hired Bill O'Brien as his offensive coordinator this offseason, entrusting him to call plays for the Buckeyes in the 2024 season.
And Day is proceeding with that plan until he hears otherwise.
O'Brien, the former head coach of the Houston Texans and Penn State, is a top contender for the recently opened head-coaching job at Boston College, interviewing earlier this week. Day told reporters O'Brien was on campus in Columbus and at work on Wednesday.
He said he had "no update" about O'Brien's future with the program, although ESPN reported Boston College is expected to name a head coach this week. Day has a Plan B should O'Brien, his hand-picked choice to relieve him of play-calling duties, depart.
"It isn't just one of those situations where you take out one guy and put another guy in there and move on," Day said. "It doesn't work that way. But yes, we talked to different people for that position, and we have contingency plans in place. Hopefully, we don't have to go down that road, though."
Day also addressed a problem most college coaches would love to have entering spring practice: a glut of quarterbacks.
Following the transfer of last year's starter, Kyle McCord," Day said he anticipates a "fierce competition" at the position.
The Buckeyes have in their quarterback room Will Howard, an experienced transfer from Kansas State; returnees Devin Brown and Lincoln Kienholz; and Julian Sayin and Air Noland, incoming freshmen ranked as the No. 3 and No. 7 quarterbacks, respectively, in the 2024 class by 247Sports.
The youngsters will try to push the veteran Howard.
"Will came here to play football, so I hope that's his mentality, and I hope all the guys have that mentality," Day said. "He's got to learn the offense and get going."
—Field Level Media
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