Ohio State has reportedly found its new offensive line coach.
Tyler Bowen, who has been the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech for the past three years, will be Justin Frye’s replacement at Ohio State, according to multiple reports.
Big get for Ryan Day... sources tell FootballScoop Ohio State is hiring Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen as new OL coach at Ohio State https://t.co/Uy9dq0TFPl pic.twitter.com/MF1yy1XQWy
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) February 5, 2025
Ohio State is targeting Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen for its offensive line coach job, a source tells @CBSSports/@247Sports.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 5, 2025
Before VT, he was tight ends coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars and co-OC and tight ends coach at Penn State. (@FootballScoop 1st). pic.twitter.com/1SIlQlnqCk
According to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Bowen will also serve as run game coordinator for the Buckeyes.
A former Maryland offensive lineman from 2007-09, Bowen has been Virginia Tech’s offensive coordinator since 2022, also coaching the Hokies’ tight ends that year and the Hokies’ quarterbacks for the past two years. He was previously the Jacksonville Jaguars’ tight ends coach for one year, working for Urban Meyer during his lone season as the Jaguars’ head coach, after three years as an assistant coach at Penn State, where he also coached the tight ends and was the Nittany Lions’ co-offensive coordinator for one year in 2020.
Bowen also served as the recruiting coordinator at Penn State, where he was the primary recruiter for several players who went on to be stars for the Nittany Lions including All-American left tackle Olu Fashanu and All-American tight end Tyler Warren.
Bowen, 35, was previously the offensive line coach at Maryland for one year (2017) and at Fordham for two years (2015-16).
Bowen joins an offensive staff that will be led by Brian Hartline, who is being promoted to offensive coordinator to replace Chip Kelly. He’ll be one of two new full-time coaches on the offensive side of the ball along with Billy Fessler, who is being promoted from offensive analyst to coach the Buckeyes’ quarterbacks.
Ohio State remains in the market for a new defensive coordinator following Jim Knowles’ departure for Penn State.
