Jim Cordle named Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach at Ohio Northern

By Tim Glon

ADA — Jim Cordle has been named an assistant football coach at Ohio Northern and will serve as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator.

Prior to coming to Ohio Northern, Cordle served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at NCAA Division I Long Island University in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

He was also the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Urbana in 2019, the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2018 and the offensive line coach and run game coordinator in 2017.

Cordle also served as a graduate assistant coach at Ohio State in 2015 and 2016.

Cordle played in the NFL with the New York Giants from 2010-14 and earned a Super Bowl ring with a Giants in February 2012.

He was a three-year starter at center and four-time Academic All-Big 10 honoree at Ohio State. He helped the Buckeyes win five consecutive big ten titles from 2005-09 and was a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award Nominee for Ohio State in 2009.

Cordle graduated with a bachelors degree in business administration-marketing in 2009 and a masters degree in kinesiology-sport management in 2016.