Former Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli remains close to star Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby. Marinelli served as the Raiders interim defensive coordinator in 2020 and the team's defensive line coach from 2020-2021.

The Alabama product scored 20 all-purpose touchdowns in the regular season, the most by any player in the league in 2024. When his backfield running mate David Montgomery missed the last three games with a knee injury, Gibbs stood up to the challenge of an increased workload and produced three straight games with over 100 rushing yards.

Matt Patricia is expected to be named Ohio State football defensive coordinator. Patricia was head coach of the Detroit Lions in 2018-20.

In one of the more surprising hires of the college football coaching carousel, Ryan Day and Ohio State Football is finalizing a deal to bring former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia to Columbus as the Buckeyes next defensive coordinator. ESPN's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news on Wednesday.

Patricia was reportedly in Columbus this week, meeting with Ohio State about its vacant defensive coordinator position.

The reigning national champions, the Ohio State Buckeyes, are reportedly set to hire a former Detroit Lions head coach who had a disastrous tenure over two-plus seasons with the team.