Ohio State's Head Coach During Tressel's Suspension?

• osu45804

  

  Been wondering who they'd choose and I just saw this on twitter.....
  
  Hearing that #OhioState's Luke Fickell has been promoted to interm head coach during Jim Tressel's suspension this fall.
  
  http://twitter.com/AdamJardyBSB/status/53133190537285632
• OneBuckeye

  

  Luke Fickell is most logical. He is the young whippersnapper that deserves the shot. More important is who will be doing the play calling? I hope it is Dick Tressel.
• OneBuckeye

  

  http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2011/03/fickell-promoted-to-assistant-head-coach
  
  has PR from Ohio State
  

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Luke Fickell has been promoted to assistant head coach for Ohio State football, Gene Smith, associate vice president and director of athletics, announced today. In that role, he will serve as interim head coach for the first five games of the Buckeyes’ 2011 season. He will also retain his role as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator.
  
  “Luke Fickell is a Buckeye to the core. He has earned this promotion to assistant head coach through his hard work, dedication and performance,” said Smith. “ We have great trust and belief in Luke’s ability to work with our entire coaching staff to lead our young men through the first five games this fall. I have confidence our entire football family will work together to maintain our standard of excellence.”
  
  
  
  Fickell is in his 10th year on the Ohio State coaching staff. He coaches the Buckeyes linebackers and is co-defensive coordinator, a role he assumed in April, 2005. In 2010, he was selected as the AFCA’s Assistant Coach of the Year for FBS schools, and was also named Linebacker Coach of the Year by Football Scoop.
  
  “I am honored to be able to grow at a place and in a program that I know, love and respect. It is extremely humbling,” said Fickell.
  

• vball10set

  OneBuckeye;728869 wrote:Luke Fickell is most logical. He is the young whippersnapper that deserves the shot. More important is who will be doing the play calling? I hope it is Dick Tressel.

  
  anyone but Jim Bollman
• wildcats20

  

  It was announced today it would be Luke.
• LJ

  

  I'm guessing it will be Zombie Woody
• karen lotz

  

  Dick Tressel.
• krambman

  

  Back when Joe Daniels was still the QB coach and Passing Game Coordinator (2004-2008) he would call pass plays and Bollman would call run plays, and Tressel was then the arbiter (he had final say, but usually deferred to whatever play either of those guys gave him depending on if it was a running or passing play). You'll recall that this was when Troy Smith was QB and the offense was the most creative it's been under Tressel. I'm not sure if Nick Siciliano took over the Passing Game Coordinator role, or just as QB coach. If Ohio State has continued to run a similar system once Daniels became Director of Player Development, then my guess is that both will still call their respective plays with someone else making the final decision (likely Dick Tressel since he's already on the field during the game and is the senior offensive coach (along with Bollman) on the staff).