Ohio State football coach Larry Johnson will coach “Until God tells me to stop”
The Ohio State football program has had Larry Johnson as their defensive line coach for over a decade now. He’s the only coach on staff (besides Mickey Marotti) who was on staff when the Buckeyes won the national championship in 2014. He’s now won two national titles with the Bucks.
There have been rumors swirling that Johnson still hasn’t decided whether or not he is going to coach this year. Rumors were swirling that if he did come back for this season, it would be his final season. Johnson is someone who has been great at what he does for a while.
Friday morning was the first time that the coaches have been heard from since winning the national championship. Johnson was asked about his future with the team. His answer will make one segment of the Buckeye fanbase happy and one sgement very unhappy.
Larry Johnson says he will keep coaching for the Ohio State football program
Johnson doesn’t seem ready to hang it up anytime soon. In fact, he gave an interesting answer when asked about his future with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Larry Johnson on how much longer he plans to coach at Ohio State:
“Until God tells me to stop”
— Stephen Means (@Stephen_Means) March 7, 2025
Johnson seems like he is going to coach for as long as he can. It might take Ryan Day telling him to go away for him to finally retire. Will that happen next year? It’s unclear. What is clear is that he will be coaching for the Buckeyes this season. He’s still in charge of the defensive line.
A large part of his future could come down to how well he gets along with new defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. If he gets along with Patricia, he might try to stay even longer than just a year. If he doesn’t, this will likely be the last year that he coaches.
At some point, the Buckeyes are going to need a succession plan. They have to get someone who is younger and won’t be negatively recruited by other programs for his age. It’s honestly a bit surprising that he didn’t want to go out on top after winning a national championship.
