Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on paid administrative leave for the last month.

When Texas travels to Ohio State for a Cotton Bowl rematch to kick off the 2025 season, it'll mark a historic season-opener.

The early betting favorite to win next year’s national championship is Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time is what sort of game will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.

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Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on paid administrative leave for the last month while the university investigates him

An Ohio State football support staffer was placed on administrative leave in December after becoming the subject of an unidentified university investigation, according to multiple reports. Quality control coach Joe Lyberger,

Ohio State football quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on paid administrative leave since December while the school's Office of Institutional Equity conducts an investigation. OSU has declined to comment.

A member of the Ohio State football coaching staff is now under investigation by the university less than two weeks after the team won a national championship. Multiple reports said that defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger is being investigated by Ohio State and has been on administrative paid leave since