Rob Keys
Special Teams Coordinator at Ohio State since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 31
- First season
- 1996
- Teams
- 7
Career
9 stints
- 1996–1998West VirginiaGraduate Assistant
- 1999Glenville StateCo-Defensive CoordinatorSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2000–2004FindlayCo-Defensive CoordinatorSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2005Indiana StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorSafeties
- 2006–2009Slippery RockSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2010New HampshireDefensive Backs
- 2011–2021FindlayHead Coach
- 2022–2024Ohio StateQuality Control Coach
- 2025–presentOhio StateSpecial Teams Coordinator
Coaching tree
5 mentors, 1 protégé, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
6
- 2022–2026Ryan DayCoached under · Ohio State
- 2013–2014Bart TanskiMentored · Findlay
- 2005Lou WestCoached under · Indiana State
- 2000–2004Dan SimrellCoached under · Findlay
- 1999Rick TrickettCoached under · Glenville State
- 1996–1998Don NehlenCoached under · West Virginia
Succeeded
11
- 2025Austin FieldsSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2025Billy YatesSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2025Josh BoyerSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2025Miguel PatrickSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2025Nate EbnerSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2024Brent ZdebskiSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2024Joe LybergerSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2024Sam McGrathSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2024Tim DrevnoSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2022Keenan BaileySucceeded · Ohio State
- 2022Ricky BrownSucceeded · Ohio State
Tenure
31 seasons
- FindlayHead coach · 2011–202111
- FindlayCoordinator · 2000–20045
- Slippery RockCoordinator · 2006–20094
- Ohio StateAnalyst · 2022–20243
- West VirginiaAnalyst · 1996–19983
- Ohio StateCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- New HampshirePosition coach · 20101
- Indiana StateCoordinator · 20051
- Glenville StateCoordinator · 19991
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Rob Keys. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.