An Ohio State Buckeyes football coach has officially been placed on leave after the national title game. The Buckeyes topped Notre Dame, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff national title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football put quality control coach Joe Lyberger on paid administrative leave in December. The notice came amid an investigation by the Office of Institutional Equity and other offices, per a letter to Lyberger from human resources, which cleveland.com obtained via a public records request.

Joe Lyberger, a quality control coach working with Ohio State's linebackers, was placed on paid administrative leave last month by the university.