Johnson & Haynes are Finalists for National Award – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio– Ohio State’s coaching tandem of safeties coach Paul Haynes and cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson is a finalist for the FootballScoop.com’s Secondary Coaches of the Year Award. The winners of the 15 different coaching position awards will be announced beginning Dec. 14.
Haynes and Johnson were recommended for the award by their coaching peers, a prerequisite for the award. Joining the Ohio State tandem as finalists are Everett Withers and Troy Douglas, from North Carolina, and Charlton Warren and Tim DeRuyter, from Air Force.
Ohio State’s secondary players have thrived in 2009 and helped the Buckeyes to a fifth consecutive Big Ten championship, 10-or-more win season and BCS bowl game, respectively, and also to Top 10 national rankings in the following categories:
- Interceptions – 2nd (23);
- Total Defense – 5th (262.5);
- Scoring Defense – 5th (12.1); and
- Pass Efficiencey Defense – 7th.
Additionally, senior co-captain and safety Kurt Coleman was recognized as the team’s MVP and a first-team all-Big Ten Conference selection, and cornerback Chimdi Chekwa was named honorable mention All-Big Ten. Coleman led the team with five interceptions with Anderson Russell (three), Devon Torrence (two) and Chekwa (one) also recording interceptions this season for a total of 11 picks by the secondary.
Haynes is in his fifth season at Ohio State. Johnson is in his third season.
Click on the attached pdf for the complete release on the position coaches of the year.
###OhioStateBuckeyes.com###
