Overview
- Ohio State fired special teams coordinator Robby Discher on Monday, multiple outlets reported, with CBS Sports first naming the move and others confirming it.
- The dismissal follows a pivotal Oregon fake‑punt that produced a 30‑yard pickup and led to a Ducks touchdown, one of several special‑teams breakdowns this season that shifted game momentum.
- Under Discher this season the Buckeyes’ kickoff return unit ranked near the bottom nationally at about 17.4 yards per return while kickoff return defense ranked among the nation’s best at roughly 12.8 yards allowed.
- Reporting based on a contract obtained by The Columbus Dispatch says Discher had an extra year on his deal and will be owed a buyout exceeding $500,000, creating an immediate financial and staffing task for the program.
- Day said he will 'evaluate everything' in the program, making Discher the first staff casualty as Ohio State prepares for its Nov. 14 game and considers further personnel changes to arrest its worst regular‑season stretch in over a decade.