From Dispatch
Earle Bruce (Branch Under Woody Hayes)
Dom Capers
? OSU assistant: 1982 and '83, under Earle Bruce
? The skinny: Was head coach of the Carolina Panthers and the Houston Texans in the NFL.
Pete Carroll
? OSU assistant: 1979, under Earle Bruce
? The skinny: Came with Bruce from Iowa State in 1979. Eventually became head coach of the New York Jets and New England Patriots before returning to the college ranks at Southern California in 2001, revitalizing that program and leading it to the 2004 national championship.
Jim Tressel
? OSU assistant: 1983 to '85, under Earle Bruce
? The skinny: Was head coach at Youngstown State for 15 years before taking over at Ohio State in 2001. Won the 2002 national title.
Mark Dantonio
? OSU assistant: 1983 and '84 (graduate assistant), under Earle Bruce; 2001 to '03, under Jim Tressel
? The skinny: Became head coach at Cincinnati, then Michigan State.
Glen Mason
? OSU assistant: 1978 to '85, under Woody Hayes and Earle Bruce
? The skinny: Served as head coach at Kent State, Kansas and Minnesota.
Urban Meyer
OSU assistant: 1986 and '87 (graduate assistant), under Earle Bruce
? The skinny: Became head coach at Bowling Green in 2001, at Utah in 2003, and at Florida in 2005, leading the Gators to the national title win over
OSU last season.
Nick Saban
? OSU assistant: 1980 and '81, under Earle Bruce
? The skinny: Current head coach at Alabama. After
OSU, was head coach at Toledo, Michigan State and Louisiana State, which he led to the 2003 national title. Between LSU and Alabama, was head coach of the Miami Dolphins for two seasons.
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