REPORT: Ohio State Buckeyes Lose Coach to the NFL

The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost one of their coaches to the NFL.

Ohio State Buckeyes offensive line coach Justin Frye leads his players during practice for the College Football Playoff against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 18, 2025. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

After losing defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Penn State, the Ohio State Buckeyes would have been happy to keep thei rest of their coaching staff intact. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

On Saturday morning, another coach has reportedly made the decision to leave Ohio State.

According to a report from ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel, the Buckeyes are losing offensive line coach Justin Frye to the NFL. He is taking the same position with the Arizona Cardinals.

Sources: Ohio State offensive line coach Justin Frye is expected to become the offensive line coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Frye is a veteran OL coach with stops at UCLA, Boston College and Temple. Frye was also offensive coordinator during his time at UCLA under Chip Kelly. pic.twitter.com/QFEFL9HTC4

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 1, 2025

Frye is taking advantage of winning a national championship and his recent success to make the jump to the NFL level. At the very least, he isn't leaving for a Big Ten competitor like Knowles did.

Thamel did supply extra praise for the work that Frye did during the 2024 season with Ohio State.

"Frye did admirable work this year at OSU, juggling 10 offensive linemen and more than 20 different offensive line combinations on Ohio State's path to the national title. He's been at Ohio State since 2022," Thamel posted.

Ryan Day has some work to do. He still needs to find his new defensive coordinator and now he has decisions to make to replace Frye. It's not an ideal scenario after winning a championship, but with big success comes teams trying to figure out how to steal some of that success.

Hopefully, Frye will be able to find success at the NFL level. He will reunite with former Buckeyes star wide receiver star Marvin Harrison Jr., who is fresh off of his rookie season with the Cardinals.

It will be interesting to see what kind of impact he can have on an Arizona team that needs an improved performance from its offensive line this season.

All of that being said, congratulations and well wishes are in order for Frye.

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