Former Ohio State wide receiver joining Buckeyes coaching staff

Former Ohio State wide receiver Devin Jordan – who’s put together a long career as an assistant coach at a handful of schools – is returning to his alma mater and joining the Buckeyes’ staff as an offensive assistant coach. Jordan announced the news Monday morning on his Twitter account.

“I’m honored to have the opportunity to go back to THE University that gave so much to me and serve the student-athletes through the game of football,” Jordan wrote. “#GoBucks.”

I’m honored to have the opportunity to go back to THE University that gave so much to me and serve the student-athletes through the game of football. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/kgtRjE3VOk

— Devin Jordan (@CoachJordan82) January 31, 2022

Jordan joined Ohio State’s program as a freshman in 2003, but ultimately suffered a career-ending injury during an August 2004 practice. Following his injury, Jordan jumped right into the coaching field – joining the Buckeyes’ staff as a student assistant coach in 2005.

Since his time at OSU, Jordan has held positions at Wittenberg University, Otterbein University, Walsh University, Malone University and Akron.

Former Ohio State star quarterback signs with CFL team

Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett has signed a contract with the CFL’s Edmonton Elks, the league announced.

Barrett spent five seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes, turning in a historic college career. He was a four-star recruit according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, which also made him the No. 10 quarterback in the 2013 recruiting class.

After redshirting the 2013 season, Barrett was expected to be the backup to Braxton Miller in 2014, but after a season-ending injury to Miller, Barrett was thrust into the rotation. `He finished the season with 2,843 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, while rushing for 938 yards and 11 more touchdowns but suffered a season-ending injury of his own against Michigan.

Though Ohio State lost Barrett, the Buckeyes went on to win the national championship that season behind third-string quarterback Cardale Jones. Barrett still finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting despite missing the final regular-season game and both College Football Playoff games.

Barrett played three more seasons at Ohio State, amassing 9,434 passing yards, 104 touchdowns and 30 interceptions, while holding a 63.5 percent completion rate. He also managed to rush for a total of 3,263 yards and 43 touchdowns in his career. Both his career passing yard and passing touchdown marks are Ohio State program records.

On3’s Simon Gibbs contributed to this report.