OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (National Champion)

[Onebuckfan]

He's doing fine as OC (he's not an intern ) and is still the best position coach in CFB.

That's probably enough for him right now. While he might take the interview and there will always be smoke around the coordinators for a school like Ohio State, I don't necessarily think being a Head Coach "right now" is a main driving force for him.

Day hasn’t taken the training wheels off Hartline yet. When Hartline meets with reporters as often as Chip..maybe

 

[Mike80]

Day hasn’t taken the training wheels off Hartline yet. When Hartline meets with reporters as often as Chip..maybe

Total supposition on your part. I know you got a schtick to play but come on

 

[scarletngray]

There is sooooooooooo much to being a HC of a program like Ohio State. You have to be elite on every level. Brian is still learning on the job and is taking the necessary steps to get to that place.

 

[billmac91]

It all comes down to his ability to hire coordinators, when given a HC opportunity.

I’ve used the example repeatedly, but Dabo went from used cars salesman, to WR Coach, to interim HC, to (2) National Championship coach, while admittedly not being good at “X’s and O’s”. He’s struggled lately as he refuses to adapt to modern landscape, but the blueprint is there. Dabo was an elite CEO style coach who was the closer on recruits, but relied on coordinators to handle game-planning.

Maybe Hartline becomes a great play caller, but his obvious strength is recruiting. He crushes it yearly. If he does take a HC position, it’s bc that school knows he’s about to start a development pipeline. The key is his coordinators and how well he can assemble a staff.

 

[osuvictory1]

After some thought, a good move for Hartline may be to take full advantage of having a stacked offense in '26, and possibly becoming a OC in the NFL for a year or 2. He obviously knows how to recruit and mentor, but getting a more updated look at what is currently happening there would probably translate well into leading a big CFB program, instead of trying to keep a CFB program afloat in this current climate. He was a pro, but the game has even changed since he was there.

Again, worthless thought, but it may be the safest move for him.