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OregonBuckeye said:
But he is a former Buckeye who played under Day which is a positive. He was known as an exceptional leader while here too. Hartline didn't have any OC experience before this year either. I'm sure JT has learned a lot from Ben Johnson and I would not be surprised to see him do well hereJ
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JT was an exceptional leader but that doesn’t always translate into being able to recruit. Hartlind didn’t have any OC experience but he did have many years of already being on the staff and establishing himself as an elite college coaching/recruiter.
 
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Osubartender24 said:
JT was an exceptional leader but that doesn’t always translate into being able to recruit. Hartlind didn’t have any OC experience but he did have many years of already being on the staff and establishing himself as an elite college coaching/recruiter.
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I don't see any reason to expect him not to be a good recruiter; it's not a Chip Kelly situation where we know he has no willingness to recruit. He fits the Hartline/Laurinaitis archetype who've both been exceptional at recruiting and development. And this is still going to be Ryan Day's offense, so it's not like JT will be installing a new system. Count me as being in favor of considering JT for OC
 
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Osubartender24 said:
JT was an exceptional leader but that doesn’t always translate into being able to recruit. Hartlind didn’t have any OC experience but he did have many years of already being on the staff and establishing himself as an elite college coaching/recruiter.
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I don't see any reason to expect him not to be a good recruiter; it's not a Chip Kelly situation where we know he has no willingness to recruit. He fits the Hartline/Laurinaitis archetype who've both been exceptional at recruiting and development. And this is still going to be Ryan Day's offense, so it's not like JT will be installing a new system. Count me as being in favor of considering JT for OC
 
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BuckBackHome said:
Any legit rumors out there? I haven't been paying attention. It would be nice to get one who stays for at least two seasons though.
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No clue I don’t follow that close but Day is clearly not the OC he once was. He needs a true OC to turn the keys over to, not a figurehead which is what Hartline seemed like.
 
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Just sayin': I'd say either of these two would be a great hire as OC.

Brian Daboll​

Brian Daboll was the head coach of the New York Giants and has a strong track record of working with quarterbacks, including the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen. Daboll was rumored to be a candidate for the Penn State coaching job, but that wasn’t the way that the Nittany Lions went.

Daboll is a great offensive mind with experience at the college and pro levels. Ryan Day went to the NFL ranks to get his defensive coordinator with Matt Patricia, maybe he does that here.

Kevin Wilson ​

Kevin Wilson was with the Buckeyes from 2017 through 2022 before leaving to take the head coaching job at Tulsa. Wilson was very good at his job in Columbus, and that helped him land the head coaching gig. Wilson was let go after the 2024 season and is now an offensive analyst with Oklahoma.

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Kevin Wilson (American football) - Wikipedia

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Since Wilson joined the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2017, they have averaged 523.8 yards per game (third in the nation), had more than 500 yards of total offense 27 times and over 600 yards nine times, scored 234 touchdowns (second in the nation), completed 138 touchdown passes (best in the nation), set six Big Ten Conference Offensive Records in the 2018 season (535.6 yards per game, 5,100 passing yards, 51 touchdown passes, 1131 total plays). Wilson's offense produced back-to-back Heisman Trophy finalists (Dwayne Haskins and Justin Fields), the first 2,000-yard rusher in school history (J. K. Dobbins), and the fifth 1,000-yard receiver in school history (Parris Campbell).
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
No more retreads. It rarely works out. Fresh blood or else.
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Patricia could be considered a bit of a retread in some ways.

I'd be ok with Wilson - he has a strong enough personality and a definite system that would be able to keep Coach Day in more of an executive role.

No matter who gets the job, whoever it is has to have established credibility to be able to run the show on his own. Kelly had it. Hartline did not fully have that 'it' yet. Tom Herman had it while he was at Ohio State, especially after JT got hurt against TCUN, Tim Beck did not as we saw the following year.
 
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Day needs to bring in someone who won't just be a yes man and let whoever that may be do their thing without major meddling. An internal promotion here assures the yes man and is a lame duck definite non championship move
 
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