Assistant Editor's Note: The following article features Matt Patricia (Delta/RPI 1996). It originally appeared on Buckeye Sports Bulletin.

Matt Patricia’s Relationship-Driven Approach Leading To Defensive Success For Ohio State

By Greg Wilson 

Before a game this season in which defensive coordinator Matt Patricia’s unit likely had yet another dominant performance, the first-year assistant coach looked in the mirror and noticed something different about himself.

“I walk in the locker room, and I’m looking in the mirror, and I’m like, ‘What’s wrong with my beard?’ ” the 51-year-old Patricia said. “I look like I’m about 30 (years old) on one side and like where I am right now on the other side.”

It didn’t take long for Patricia to realize that this look in the mirror came shortly after one of his big hugs with junior defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, who is having a breakout season with Patricia leading him.

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