WR: Luke Fickell to Serve as Honorary Coach for Wrestling Buckeyes vs. Michigan
WR: Luke Fickell to Serve as Honorary Coach for Wrestling Buckeyes vs. Michigan
Jan. 30, 2012
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Luke Fickell to Serve as Honorary Coach for Wrestling Buckeyes vs. Michigan
Buckeyes, Wolverines will wrestle at 6 p.m. Friday in St. John Arena
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Luke Fickell, the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Ohio State football team, will serve as the honorary coach for the Ohio State wrestling team when the Buckeyes face Michigan at 6 p.m. Friday in St. John Arena.
“We are honored to have Luke Fickell joining us matside,” Tom Ryan, Ohio State wrestling head coach, said. “Although I wish he still had eligibility, the wrestling staff, student-athletes and fans are all inspired by the leadership he has shown throughout his life.”
Fickell is a Columbus native and attended DeSales High School, where he was an undefeated, three-time state wrestling champion from 1990-92. A 1997 graduate of Ohio State, he played for the Buckeyes from 1992-96, redshirting the first year and then starting the next four seasons at nose guard. He started a school-record 50 consecutive games between 1993 and 1996.
Fickell will coach his 11th season at his alma mater in 2012 for the football Buckeyes, while his first full-time coaching position came in 2000 under Lee Owens at Akron, spending two years as defensive line coach. Jim Tressel brought him to Ohio State as special teams coordinator in 2002 and he also worked with the defensive front. He was named linebackers coach in 2004 and added co-defensive coordinator duties to his resume in 2005.
Fickell was the Buckeyes’ head coach in 2011, a position he accepted May 30, 2011 without any prior head coaching experience.
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