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Ohio State football staffer under investigation, placed on administrative leave in December, per reports

Joe Lyberger, who assists with the team's linebackers, has not yet been informed of specific accusations

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Jan 29, 2025 at 4:46 pm ET1 min read
 
 
 
 
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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, who assisted with the linebackers, has been away from the program since Dec. 27. 

The investigation is being done by Ohio State's Office of Institutional Equity, which is responsible for protecting against harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct. Lyberger's attorney Sam Shamansky told ESPN there have been no specific accusations at this point. An HR letter to Lyberger instructed him to return all university property and not to delete anything created while working for the program. 

"My client and I take any allegation of wrongdoing very seriously," Shamansky told the Columbus Dispatch. "We respect the process whereby those who are accused have the opportunity to defend themselves, and we look forward to the opportunity."

The suspension came days before Ohio State played Oregon in the Rose Bowl in the second leg of its College Football Playoff journey that ended with a national championship. The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 to capture the program's first national title since 2014. 

 
 
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Lyberger has spent four seasons at Ohio State, primarily working under former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. A former player at Slippery Rock, Lyberger also coached at Bucknell and Ohio Dominican University. 

 
 

 

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17 hours ago, Pimphand said:

LOL seems like the coaching staff didn't like getting the death threats from the couch burners after the Michigan game and so after winning the title are like fuck you bitches I'm out!

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Thank God. 

Fat fucker was getting too comfy there

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1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

I looked around and could not find much.  Anyone know how many underclassmen for Ohio State entered the draft?  Anyone expected to leave that stayed?

Carnell Tate stayed and many thought he'd transfer. 

Ohio State is kind of like Texas and Georgia in that they lose a lot, but they also return a lot of talent. Georgia got really hammered and loses 18 of 22 starters. Texas lost 13/14 and OSU lost like 16. They return Downs and Styles on defense, losing the other 9 starters. They return Smith, Tate, and 3 OL but they lost the other 6 on offense, including weapons Judkins, Henderson, and Egbuka, and both OTs and the injured OTs before them. 

They brought in quality transfers at TE, RB, and 2 OT. They'll be playing with an inexperienced freshman at QB unless they buy one in the spring window. The defense is a complete rebuild with a new coordinator. 

I think Ohio State will be a top 20 next year, with potential to go top 10 if the transfers fit, the OC and DC hires are great, and the QB is worthy of the hype. They've basically not been out of the top 25 in over a decade, so I'm not going to bother considering a real downside for those shitheads. 

Of course, it's almost impossible to really think through any team's 2025 outlook until the spring portal closes. 

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1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

I looked around and could not find much.  Anyone know how many underclassmen for Ohio State entered the draft?  Anyone expected to leave that stayed?

RB Judkins and OT Simmons (who was injured in October).

CB Igbinosun could’ve gone, he’ll be good for two flags v. Wingo or Ffffffrench in August. OSU fans clown him because he’s grabby grabby.

Kanu is the only transfer (out of a dozen) that would’ve been in the two-deep in ‘25. The killer for them is 15 departing seniors.

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