Coaches
Larry Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Larry Johnson
Played at Elizabeth City State 1970-1973
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Lackey HS (MD) (HS) | Other | Assistant | not known |
| 1975-1991 | Maurice J. McDonough HS (MD) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1992-1993 | T. C. Williams HS (VA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1996-1999 | Penn State | ST coord. | DE/ST | Joe Paterno |
| 2000-2013 | Penn State | Position | DL | Joe Paterno (2000-2011), Bill O'Brien* (2012-2013) |
| 2011 | Penn State | DCinterim | Co-defensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Joe Paterno |
| 2014- | Ohio State | Position | DL/AHC | Urban Meyer (2014-2018), Ryan Day*+ (2019-2026) |
Worked under
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1996-2011 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Bill O'Brien* · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2014-2018 (Other, Position)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1996-2011 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tom Bradley · Penn State 1996-2011 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Penn State 1997 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Dave Opfar · Penn State 1998 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Matt Rhule* · Penn State 1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Al Golden · Penn State 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Norwood · Penn State 2001-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2001-2013 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Galen Hall · Penn State 2004-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Elijah Robinson · Penn State 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Bill O'Brien* · Penn State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Butler · Penn State 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ted Roof · Penn State 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Ash · Ohio State 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Cody Hawkins · Ohio State 2014 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2014-2016 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2014-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2014-2016 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2014 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tom Herman · Ohio State 2014 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2014-2018 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Busch · Ohio State 2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2015-2023 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Tim Beck · Ohio State 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2016-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · Ohio State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2017-2025 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2017-2022 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2017-2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Alex Grinch · Ohio State 2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2018-2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Chandler Whitmer · Ohio State 2019 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Greg Mattison · Ohio State 2019-2020 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jeff Hafley · Ohio State 2019 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2019-2026 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, OC, Other, Position
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2019-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Yurcich · Ohio State 2019 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Sean Duggan · Ohio State 2019 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2020-2026 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, GA, Position
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Paul Rhoads · Ohio State 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022-2026 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Perry Eliano · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2022-2026 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chip Kelly · Ohio State 2024 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Drevno · Ohio State 2024 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 · him Other, Position, them Position