Larry Johnson
Associate head coach and defensive line coach for Ohio State Buckeyes football, widely regarded as one of the top defensive line coaches in college football.
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Aug 6, 2026
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Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_16UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have something to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the DTs, the Tylees have done a great job of setting the bar for you.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_12UNKNOWN
Were you more or less satisfied with the You're never satisfied, right?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think our guys have done a great job this spring and this fall understanding exactly what we've got to do.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_13UNKNOWN
we've got to do in question this year.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front and what is the challenge? I think the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys, now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tylees have done a great job of setting the bar for you.
speaker_15UNKNOWN
It's been
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_16UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have something to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the DTs, the Tylees have done a great job of setting the bar for you.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_18UNKNOWN
Were you more or less satisfied in the context of last year's defense? You're never satisfied,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_162UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jax, the DTs, the Tyleik have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's a bonus for them.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So now you lean on the veterans throughout the group to learn the outs, you know what I mean? Now the key is to stay consistent as a unit, as a group, and that's the biggest commitment.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Can we stay consistent? Can we play really hard? You know, people say we have talent.
speaker_162UNKNOWN
Who could I, I mean, too?
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Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_162UNKNOWN
But when you talk about
Larry JohnsonGUEST
We're not chasing sacks, we're just chasing the opportunity to get a double first of all.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
But I think the most important thing in the contents of our defense, how we play.
speaker_164UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_16UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have something to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the DTs, the Tylees have done a great job of setting the bar for you.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
Donovan JacksonGUEST
healthy, what do you think he needs to do to consistently have a lead-in? Yeah, just
speaker_13UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front and what is the challenge?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_25UNKNOWN
But when you talk about
Larry JohnsonGUEST
But I think the most important thing are the contents of our defense, however.
speaker_182UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_165UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, the older guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tylee, have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So now you land the veterans without them feeling like the granddads, you know what I mean? Now the key is to stay consistent as a unit, as a group, and that's the biggest thing.
speaker_167UNKNOWN
But he's a guy who can too.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_156UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, older guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JTs, the Ty Lee have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players.
speaker_148UNKNOWN
And you need a guy who can too.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_166UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
But now the Jacks, the DTs, the Tyleiks, and Redder done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's a bonus for them.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So now you lean on the veterans without losing the young guys, you know what I mean? Now the key is to stay consistent as a unit, as a group, and that's the biggest commitment.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Can we stay consistent? Can we play really hard? You know, people say we have talent.
speaker_166UNKNOWN
Is he the guy you need to do it?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_161UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tyleiks have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's the bonus for me.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
You know what I mean? Now the key is to stay consistent as a unit, as a group.
speaker_161UNKNOWN
You need a guy at two to do it.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_13UNKNOWN
we've got to do the rest of the season.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front and what is the challenge? I think the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tylees have done a great job of setting the bar for you.
speaker_20UNKNOWN
How do you see them pushing each other through this offseason?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Dan Lanning) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_55UNKNOWN
Yeah.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
And so you have to change the way you recruit, you gotta change the defensive scheme set, right? I think we tried Jack's story in that position as well, right? And then as the season went on and teams were playing offensively, you know, and it was predicated to more having four guys on the field and changing up.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So remember what I like, like, like I don't chase stories and lies out there 'cause nobody's asking me this question here personally.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
There was never a moment where we, "Hey, I don't want the three-four." There was never that.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
It was like, "What's the best fit for our players? How can we get them on the field and compete?" And that was always the conversation with us and to this day.
speaker_56UNKNOWN
Um, essentially asking, are you open to the idea of maybe the front changing a little bit more this year based on where the depth might be this year, if that were the case?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Dan Lanning) August 6 Elite
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_5UNKNOWN
Yeah.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
But you gotta remember, we have all these 4-3 guys here, and so you have to change the way you recruit, and you gotta change the defensive scheme set, right? And I think we tried Jack, sorry, in that position as well, right? And then as the season went on and teams were playing offensively, you know what I mean, it was predicated to where we having four guys on the field and changing up.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So remember what I like, like, like I don't chase stories and lies out there 'cause nobody's asking me this when sitting here personally.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
There was never a moment where we, "Hey, I don't want the 3-4." There was never that.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
It was like, "What's the best fit for our players, and how can we get them on the field and compete?" And that was always the conversation with us and to this day.
5 MINS LATER
speaker_69UNKNOWN
Yeah.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_167UNKNOWN
Um, how much has that changed Cohen's career with-
Larry JohnsonGUEST
with-I think what Ty Lee can, you know, you have to appreciate what Ty Lee and Ty did last season in the middle.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
And if you go back and watch the videotape, those guys did a great job of managing the middle.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
And so what you wanna get out of that guy, you wanna get pass rushing skills.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Like, you know, Ty Lee can rush the passer and then Ty, we gotta get Ty to rush the passer also.
speaker_171UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front and what is the challenge?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_22ADVERTISER
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tyleiks have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's the bonus point.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So now you land the veterans who have been through it, done that, you know what I mean? Now the key is to stay consistent as a unit, as a group.
speaker_22ADVERTISER
He's a guy who can too.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_42UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys are older guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
And now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tyleiks have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players.
speaker_42UNKNOWN
And you need a guy, you know, two that can do it.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Dan Lanning) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_5UNKNOWN
Yeah.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
But you gotta remember, we have all these 4-3 guys here, and so you have to change the way you recruit if you're gonna change the defensive scheme set, right? I think we tried Jack's story in that position anyway, right? And then as the season went on and teams were playing offensively, you know, it was predicated more having the four guys on the field and changing up.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So remember what I like, like, like I don't chase stories and lies out there 'cause nobody's asking me.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
There was never a moment where we, "Hey, I don't want the 3-4." There was never that.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
It's like, "What's the best fit for our players? How can we get 'em on the field and compete?" And that was always the conversation with us, and to this day.
speaker_5UNKNOWN
Yeah.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Dan Lanning) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_65UNKNOWN
Yeah.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
And so you have to change the way you recruit, you gotta change the defensive scheme set, right? And I think we tried Jack's story in that position, right? And then as the season went on and teams were playing offensively, you know what I mean? It was predicated more having four guys on the field and changing up.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So remember what I like, like, like I don't chase stories and lies out there 'cause nobody's asking me this question here personally.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
There was never a moment where we, "Hey, I don't want the three-four." There was never that.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
It was like, "What's the best fit for our players? How can we get 'em on the field and compete?" And that was always the conversation with us, you know, to this day.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_68UNKNOWN
Essentially asking, are you open to the idea of maybe the front changing a little bit more this year based on where the depth might be this year, if that were the case?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Tegra Tshabola) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_150UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jacks, the JT's, the Tyleiks have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's the bonus for me.
speaker_150UNKNOWN
You need a guy who can too.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Tegra Tshabola) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_165UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
And now the Jacks, the JTs, the Tyleiks, have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's the bonus for me.
speaker_167UNKNOWN
He's a guy who can do it.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_160UNKNOWN
What is the joy of coaching a veteran defensive front, and what is the challenge?
Larry JohnsonGUEST
I think the, the joy is the fact that those guys, all the guys now have someone to look up to.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Now the Jax, the DTs, the Tyleik have really done a great job of setting the bar for the younger players, so that's a bonus for me.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
So now you land the veterans without losing the young guys, you know what I mean? Now the key is to stay consistent as a unit, as a group, and that's the biggest commitment.
Larry JohnsonGUEST
Can we stay consistent? Can we play really hard? You know, people say we have talent.
speaker_160UNKNOWN
But we need a guy in the interior that can do it.
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