The Coaches

Luke Fickell
Luke Fickell is 2-1 in his first year as a head coach. Luke Fickell has been an assistant coach for 13 years. He was a graduate assistant at OSU under John Cooper in 1999. He was a defensive line coach at Akron from 2000-2001. Early in Jim Tressel's tenure at OSU, he hired Fickell as the special teams coordinator. He eventually coached the linebackers and was a co-defensive coordinator. Going into this season he was the assistant head coach, and was promoted in May to head coach, after Jim Tressel retired. Prior to coaching, Fickell was a four year starter for OSU, from 1992-1996. During his career, OSU was 41-8-1, won two Big Ten Championships and won the 1997 Rose Bowl. He started a school record 50 consecutive games. After graduation he spent one year on the injured reserve team for the New Orleans Saints.




Jon Embree
In his first season as a head coach Jon Embree is 1-2. He is a 1987 graduate of Colorado, where he played tight end. As a high school athlete Embree was recruited by Ohio State, as well as USC and UCLA. He was an assistant coach at Colorado under three different head coaches from 1993-2002. After coaching with Colorado, Embree was an assistant with UCLA, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Washington Redskins. The LA Rams drafted Embree and he had a brief NFL career, which ended due to Tommy John elbow surgery in 1991.