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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (National Champion, HC at USF, Buckeye OC for this postseason)

Jaxbuck said:
Hopefully this is the long game to coming back and coaching OSU when Day is done.


But we've said that before of guys.

Time will tell
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The difference is the last 2 coach's had a clear clock on their timeline while Day could be here for decades more if he wants to be and keeps up the results.
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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (National Champion, HC at USF, Buckeye OC for this postseason)

Jaxbuck
billmac91 said:
Hartline is going to do everything by the book which is great…..he and Ryan Day have become best friends over the years, which helps a lot in this scenario.

It’s going to be really fascinating to see which players and coaches follow him to USF.

The thing to keep in mind, is if it’s “harmful” to OSU, it won’t happen because Hartline isn’t going to undermine OSU. There will 100% be some transfers to USF, and I’d imagine some lower level staffers, but in every case it will be because they weren’t going to make an impact at OSU and USF will give them an opportunity to see field or grow their careers.

It was going to happen at some point and in many ways I’m happy he’s going to USF and not, say a University of Florida, where he’d absolutely demolish us in WR recruiting.

Still very surprised he didn’t land a P4 job…..I think AD’s are so stuck inside a box on how they hire, they never really gave Hartline enough thought. Now if he crushes it at USF, it’ll be a massive bidding war when they could’ve had him today, already building the program up (I’m looking at you PSU and UF).

……or maybe Hartline doesn’t want to compete with OSU right out of the gate in his new endeavor. If that’s the case I respect him even more bc it’d have sucked to watch recruits and possibly some players follow him to whatever P4 job he took.
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Hopefully this is the long game to coming back and coaching OSU when Day is done.


But we've said that before of guys.

Time will tell
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2026 CA WR Chris Henry Jr. has signed!!!

buckeyemania11
cactoman said:
Hoping that there aren't kids like this in the Portal...coming from us :-( Don't really want to see JJ in green and orange next year.
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Jeremiah has the most accurate QB in the country throwing to him in a offense that's proven to be very efficient, him leaving at this point literally makes zero sense. Not gonna stop the doom sayers from pushing the idea though.
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2026 CA WR Chris Henry Jr. has signed!!!

cactoman said:
Hoping that there aren't kids like this in the Portal...coming from us :-( Don't really want to see JJ in green and orange next year.
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Guys already in the program are far less likely to leave over a coach then guys committed. Cause they know the program made friends have goals. JJ now knows what Ryan Day is about what Kennaan baily is about.
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B1G CCG: #1 tOSU vs #2 Indiana in Indy, Sat. Dec 6th, 8 ET on FOX

Captain Buckeye
System_id said:
I've been struggling what to think of the Hoosiers. At first I was super impressed with how they handled Oregon at Autzen, but their struggles with Penn State give me pause. Indiana probably is probably a notch or two better than last year but this Buckeye team is probably several notches than last year with the way they're playing. Run game is rounding into form, passing game might actually be light years better than last year, and the defense is godly.
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They also were fortunate vs Iowa too. I know those are tough places to play but let’s be real they should’ve lost to Penn State who was in the middle of losing six straight and that was their final game of that stretch.
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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (National Champion, HC at USF, Buckeye OC for this postseason)

billmac91
Hartline is going to do everything by the book which is great…..he and Ryan Day have become best friends over the years, which helps a lot in this scenario.

It’s going to be really fascinating to see which players and coaches follow him to USF.

The thing to keep in mind, is if it’s “harmful” to OSU, it won’t happen because Hartline isn’t going to undermine OSU. There will 100% be some transfers to USF, and I’d imagine some lower level staffers, but in every case it will be because they weren’t going to make an impact at OSU and USF will give them an opportunity to see field or grow their careers.

It was going to happen at some point and in many ways I’m happy he’s going to USF and not, say a University of Florida, where he’d absolutely demolish us in WR recruiting.

Still very surprised he didn’t land a P4 job…..I think AD’s are so stuck inside a box on how they hire, they never really gave Hartline enough thought. Now if he crushes it at USF, it’ll be a massive bidding war when they could’ve had him today, already building the program up (I’m looking at you PSU and UF).

……or maybe Hartline doesn’t want to compete with OSU right out of the gate in his new endeavor. If that’s the case I respect him even more bc it’d have sucked to watch recruits and possibly some players follow him to whatever P4 job he took.
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Penn State Cult (Joe Knew)

ScriptOhio
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Penn State's botched coaching search turns Signing Day into unprecedented disaster

The Nittany Lions have lost over 20 commitments since James Franklin's firing and plummeted to No. 150 in the 2026 class rankings.
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Penn State's botched coaching search turns signing day into unprecedented disaster​

The Nittany Lions have lost over 20 commitments since James Franklin's firing and plummeted to No. 150 in the 2026 class rankings.​

When Penn State made the bold move to fire longtime coach James Franklin on Oct. 12, the assumption was clear: act early, land a marquee replacement and steady the 2026 recruiting class as the starting point for the future. Instead, six weeks later, the class has completely come apart.

As the early signing period opened Wednesday, Penn State was down to four commitments -- then it lost four-star safety Matt Sieg to West Virginia and four-star linebacker Terry Wiggins to Virginia Tech before lunch time. It later signed four-star edge rusher Jackson Ford, but with no permanent coach in place and the office empty on the most important day of the year for any program chasing national titles, the class is effectively gone.

The damage is staggering.

"Other coaches are looking around going, 'What is going on over there?'" 247Sports recruiting analyst Brian Dohn said during live National Signing Day coverage. "Penn State will come back from it because it's Penn State and it's the dominant program in the region. ... They'll be fine in the long run, but in the short term, 'embarrassing' is putting it mildly."

Since Franklin's dismissal, 23 commitments have backed out of the 2026 class, gutting a group that once sat inside the national top 20. Now it has plummeted to -- at this moment -- No. 150 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings, surrounded by FCS programs, purely because so few prospects remain attached. Even worse: 10 decommits have flipped to Virginia Tech where Franklin has wasted no time rebuilding momentum at his new stop since being hired two weeks ago.

That group uniting with him in Blacksburg now includes:
  • Four-star LB Terry Wiggins (94)
  • Four-star RB Messiah Mickens (90)
  • Three-star WR Davion Brown (89)
  • Three-star IOL Benjamin Eziuka (89)
  • Three-star LB Tyson Harley (89)
  • Three-star QB Troy Huhn (89)
  • Three-star TE Pierce Petersohn (89)
  • Three-star OT Marlen Bright (88)
  • Three-star OT Roseby Lubintus (88)
  • Three-star LB Mathieu Lamah (87)
247Sports rating in parentheses

Penn State had eight four-star commitments at the time of Franklin's exit. Most have flipped elsewhere, representing a devastating loss of talent.

Name Position 247Sports rating Commitment
Matt Sieg S 95 West Virginia
Terry Wiggins LB 94 Virginia Tech
Kevin Brown OT 94 West Virginia
Jackson Ford Edge 91 Penn State
Alexander Haskell DL 90 Syracuse
Elijah Littlejohn LB 90 Georgia
Messiah Mickens RB 90 Virginia Tech
Jahsiear Rogers WR 90 Oklahoma
Only one remaining Penn State commit, three-star cornerback Amauri Polydor, has yet to sign. He has been in contact with Colorado and Virginia Tech in addition to Penn State, and his final decision may not come until later in the week, according to Dohn.

The collapse is magnified by the stability Franklin once provided on the trail. His recruiting wasn't flawless -- Penn State still needed to climb into the true championship tier -- but he delivered a consistent floor of top-20 classes and cornerstone players.

The moment he left, that floor gave way.

The October plan was supposed to create clarity. Instead, it created a void. Top coaching targets signed extensions to stay put, and while Penn State kept looking, recruits made their own decisions. Competitors, including Franklin himself, pounced.
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Just sayin': According to 24/7 Penn State sits at #150 with just 2 players (Jackson Ford and Peyton Falzone) signed in this recruiting class.

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Bryce "L" Underwood (QB ttun, for now)

ORD_Buckeye
Zurp said:
How guaranteed is the money? Was it $12M per year? Or over 3 years? What if they don't want to pay him for next year? Or is he stuck to this contract? Can he choose to go somewhere else? I can't imagine he'd get more somewhere else...
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He's not going to get close to his cheaters deal after his shitshow of a freshman year. I'm not sure a top program would take a chance on him at all now. You hate to see it.
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