Athletic Staff

Ryan Sprague

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Regretful Decision: Why I Wish I Hadn't Been In The Program

Date: March 20, 2025

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

"Unfortunately, my experience with Coach Ryan Sprague was less than satisfactory. I came into his program hoping to see improvements in my strength and conditioning, but I found myself feeling unsupported and frustrated. One of the main issues was his lack of personalized attention. Despite signing up for coaching, I didn’t feel like my individual goals were prioritized. The workouts often felt too generic, and I struggled to see significant progress. There also seemed to be a lack of communication when it came to addressing my questions or concerns about the exercises or my form. Another area of concern was his approach to motivation. While some coaches can inspire and push athletes to exceed their limits, I didn’t feel that Ryan provided the necessary encouragement or guidance to keep me on track. It often felt like I was just going through the motions, without any real sense of growth. Ultimately, I didn’t feel that I received the value I expected from a professional strength and conditioning program. I would recommend potential clients to consider their options carefully and ensure that the coaching style aligns with their specific goals and needs."

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Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt

Ray Sharp

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt / Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt Assistant Coach / Cheerleading / Spirit

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Bleak Future For Brutus Buckeye If Changes Are Not Made...

Date: October 29, 2024

By Other

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.3

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"To be frank, think he just overthinks everything. Poor communication, lacks great decision-making skills, and, subjectively, think he is very selfish and biased in all he does. Holds everyone to perfect expectations, and if you don't meet them, best of luck to you!"

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Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt

Ray Sharp

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt / Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt Assistant Coach / Cheerleading / Spirit

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

For Such A Great School, Such A Poor, Poor Hire

Date: October 29, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.3

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Direct Disorganized Poor Communication Dedicated To Players Believes In You

"Never would I think that this great University would be held to such low standards with this program led by this man. Does not care about the fans, just about himself. Selfish and biased, and OSU can do better with just about any other hire for such a notable mascot program. "

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Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt

Ray Sharp

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt / Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt Assistant Coach / Cheerleading / Spirit

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Excellent Coach, And Leader

Date: August 12, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.3

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Direct Disorganized Poor Communication Dedicated To Players Believes In You

"Very knowledgeable, works hard, and you can tell he truly cares about his kids. Most people don’t understand what it takes to run a mascot program, but he does and executes very well."

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Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt

Ray Sharp

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt / Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt Assistant Coach / Cheerleading / Spirit

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

A True Leader Who Cares Deeply For The Members Of The Team And The Character They Represent.

Date: June 21, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.3

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Direct Disorganized Poor Communication Dedicated To Players Believes In You

"A legendary figure who cares more for the university and the character of "Brutus" than anyone can understand. He has developed the mascot program to a league of its own and developed the members of the team to be better citizens/students/leaders at the same time. The university has never been represented better. "

0

Women's Softball

Craig Erford

Women's Softball Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Not Good Commination From Coaches

Date: June 13, 2024

By Other

2.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

Direct Disorganized

"Not great commination or organization. "

0

Women's Soccer

Lori Walker-Hock

Women's Soccer Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Dysfunctional And Broken Culture

Date: May 28, 2024

By Parent

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

2.0

1.5

Tags

Direct Intense Fitness Is Important Poor Communication

"The prior review of this coach is consistent with our player’s experience. We would add that non-playing injuries are endemic on this team. What does it say about a team that has lost 7 players from one signing class, including starters, due to transfer and medical retirement? Lori has “standards” that are clearly selectively applied, and applied based on factors other than playing ability. The team culture is dysfunctional and abusive. It is shocking that, despite resources and talent, such an historic athletic program continues to tolerate such mediocre performance."

1

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt

Ray Sharp

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt / Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt Assistant Coach / Cheerleading / Spirit

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

A True Disgrace To The University Of Ohio State… An Utter Shame.

Date: May 26, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.3

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Direct Disorganized Poor Communication Dedicated To Players Believes In You

"Hard to see such a program be taken advantage of and ruined by such a selfish man. Horrible coaching and communication skills. OSU needs to fix this issue. It’s college kids, not a high school drama production as he treats it. Immaturity to top it off makes it tough to respect his actions as “coach.” "

0

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt

Ray Sharp

Women's Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt / Cheerleading/Dance/Spirit/Stunt Assistant Coach / Cheerleading / Spirit

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Osu Could Do Waaaaaaay Better!

Date: May 13, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.3

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Direct Disorganized Poor Communication Dedicated To Players Believes In You

"Thinks he is running a high school. Shouldn’t be in charge of any kids because he is not developing them. "

0

Women's Golf

Therese Hession

Women's Golf Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Knowledgeable, Kind, And Legendary

Date: April 15, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Knowledgeable Motivational Believes In You Cares About Academics Organized

"One of the best and most caring coaches in the game. Very understanding. Sad that she is no longer my coach. "

0

Athletic Staff

Jim Jeans

Associate Director Of Equipment Services

Ohio State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Centennial Conference

Jim Jeans Is The Best Equipment Manager I Have Ever Had!

Date: September 1, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Direct Accessible Honest Fair

"Jim is a real down to earth guy who gets things done."

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Women's Crew/Rowing

Andy Teitelbaum

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Andy Is A Great Coach And He Did A Lot With Our Program.

Date: August 2, 2023

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.4

4.8

4.2

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Honest

"I appreciate that coaches have a lot to manage, including keeping people moving towards the same goal coming from different places like our team did. I always felt like everything Andy had to say was towards the goal of us finding our own success. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Amanda Moore

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

East Carolina University

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Women’s Lacrosse Amanda Moore

Date: July 19, 2023

By Other

3.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.5

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Cares About Academics

"She’s a great person. She cares about the athletes and cares a lot about the mental health standpoint. "

0

Women's Softball

Kelly Kovach Schoenly

Women's Softball Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

This Coach Is Manipulative And Will Not Put Your Player First.

Date: July 10, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

1.5

2.0

1.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Disorganized Poor Communication

"Kelly did not have the players well being on her list of priorities. There were many scenarios where she put players mental health to the side— including multiple individuals attempting suicide. It was brought to her attention to have a class/training on what to do if we are faced with a situation like this, whether it be you or a teammate. Her response was— “yeah you are probably right because I don’t know what the f— to do”. After 8-9ish years of being a head coach at Ohio State (and previous coaching positions) with numerous mental health cases, she still had not taken it upon herself to educate the team or her. "

0

Women's Tennis

Melissa Schaub

Women's Tennis Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Eveything Is Possible At Osu!

Date: May 17, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.5

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"Melissa is a coach that care about the person first and then the athlete as it should be. I am so happy that my daughter choose OHIO State."

0

Women's Soccer

Lori Walker-Hock

Women's Soccer Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Toxicity At Its Finest

Date: October 17, 2022

By Other

1.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

2.0

1.5

Tags

Direct Intense Fitness Is Important Poor Communication

"Ohio State is a great school with a lot to offer, but I wish someone had warned me about Lori before I committed to my dream school. The culture was toxic, based off of fear and intimidation that she wished to instill into all of her players- and even some of the staff. She belittled any players and staff that disagreed with her. She frequently made public, inappropriate comments about players’ bodies, sexual history, and family relationships. She would isolate players who she did not care for and, quite frankly, bully them to quit to free up scholarship funds for incoming athletes. When staff or other players would stick up for said players, they would also be treated poorly and receive her wrath. When players are out hurt, she treats them as if they aren’t even apart of the team until they are healthy again. Lori should not be able to be in a position of power over anyone, but especially young women who are extremely malleable and experiencing independence for the first time. I strongly encourage those who want a healthy college athlete experience to look elsewhere."

3

Men's Tennis

Ty Tucker

Director of Tennis

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Tough, Passionate And Dedicated

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Knowledgeable Helps With Career Intense Old School Mentality Passionate About Coaching

"He's by far the best in the business "

0

Women's Lacrosse

Amanda Moore

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

East Carolina University

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Date: April 6, 2021

By Verified Athlete

3.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.5

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Cares About Academics

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0

Women's Lacrosse

Amanda Moore

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

East Carolina University

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Date: April 6, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.5

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Cares About Academics

""

0

Men's Golf

Jay Moseley

Men's Golf Assistant Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Date: March 21, 2021

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

""

0

Men's Lacrosse

Nick Myers

Men's Lacrosse Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Date: March 17, 2021

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.3

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

""

0

Women's Lacrosse

Amy Bokker

Women's Lacrosse Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Date: March 17, 2021

By Verified Athlete

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

3.0

3.4

4.0

2.8

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool

"writes you off and then treats you like crap if she doesn't think you are good enough"

1

Women's Lacrosse

Amanda Moore

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

East Carolina University

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Date: September 18, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.5

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Cares About Academics

"Best coach! So supportive and wants the best for her players. She understands that there’s more to life than lacrosse and she helps prepare you for life outside of lacrosse as well as help you on the field. "

1

Women's Fencing

Donald Anthony Jr.

Women's Fencing Associate Head Coach

Ohio State University

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: August 2, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Don is a great coach. Really takes care of the team"

0

Women's Lacrosse

Amanda Moore

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

East Carolina University

NCAA DI • American Athletic Conference | AAC

Date: July 22, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.5

Tags

Intense Accessible Direct Cool Cares About Academics

"She is super kind and truly cares about her players."

0

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