'There's no right way to do it': Why Bill Mosiello resigned as Ohio State baseball coach
Bill Mosiello said he needed to resign as Ohio State's baseball coach and return to TCU. But for Mosiello, it was not a professional decision. He needed to be closer to his family.
"It was the easiest decision ever. I've got to be with my family," Mosiello said. "I've been away from my family for the past two years. So that was it. Columbus was awesome. The people were awesome. It's a horrible situation having to leave the players and the way it has to go. There's just no right way to do it."
Mosiello said he made the decision to leave Ohio State on Thursday and that the move was finalized Friday to return to TCU as an assistant coach under Kirk Saarloos. The Horned Frogs lost associate head coach TJ Bruce Thursday when he was hired as the head coach at Long Beach State.
“We want to thank Bill for his time as a Buckeye and wish him well with his new adventures,” Ohio State executive associate athletic director Shaun Richard said in a statement.
Mosiello said he didn't have time to tell Ohio State players before the move was finalized. He also said he did not speak with incoming athletic director Ross Bjork about his vision for the Ohio State baseball program because "I didn't want him to talk me out of leaving."
"Me chasing my ambition here at my dream job to be away from my family, I wanted it so bad and make it work," Mosiello said. "It just couldn't happen. It couldn't happen. It's really that simple."
Mosiello spent nine seasons as TCU's associate head coach before taking the Ohio State head coaching job in June 2022.
In Mosiello's two seasons at Ohio State, the Buckeyes had a record of 60-51, winning 21 of 48 Big Ten games. Mosiello led the Buckeyes to their first Big Ten tournament since 2019 this past season.
Ohio State finished seventh in the Big Ten in 2024 with a 12-12 conference record. Ohio State lost two of its three games in the Big Ten tournament.
Ohio State has begun "a national search" for its 13th head baseball coach since 1900, the school said Friday. And based on the recruiting class and roster he helped build, Mosiello said winning "can be done" at Ohio State.
"Of course my arrogance and belief that I can just snap my fingers and win was ridiculous," Mosiello said. "With my heart, I believed we could do it. We made strides, there's no doubt. But yeah, somebody's going to be able to do it here. So there's no doubt. This school is the right place."
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State baseball: Why Bill Mosiello resigned as coach
