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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (National Champion)

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Which Buckeye had the greatest impact on the Ohio State history of the position he played?

  • Brian Hartline

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Mike80 said:
He's doing fine as OC (he's not an intern :lol: ) 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.
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Day hasn’t taken the training wheels off Hartline yet. When Hartline meets with reporters as often as Chip..maybe
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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osuvictory1 said:
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.
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I've been seeing more and more rumors that he'll go to be HC at Penn State. I guess an HC gig is an HC gig, but this seems silly. First, why would Penn State hire a guy with very little experience as OC? But second, and more importantly, why would Hartline go to Penn State. He'd be in a high-pressure spot, with a roster of whoever couldn't find somewhere to transfer to. I guess he might get some people to transfer in. But I think there's way more to lose, in this case, than there is to gain.

But... what do I know?
 
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Zurp said:
I've been seeing more and more rumors that he'll go to be HC at Penn State. I guess an HC gig is an HC gig, but this seems silly. First, why would Penn State hire a guy with very little experience as OC? But second, and more importantly, why would Hartline go to Penn State. He'd be in a high-pressure spot, with a roster of whoever couldn't find somewhere to transfer to. I guess he might get some people to transfer in. But I think there's way more to lose, in this case, than there is to gain.

But... what do I know?
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Not happening.
 
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Zurp said:
I've been seeing more and more rumors that he'll go to be HC at Penn State. I guess an HC gig is an HC gig, but this seems silly. First, why would Penn State hire a guy with very little experience as OC? But second, and more importantly, why would Hartline go to Penn State. He'd be in a high-pressure spot, with a roster of whoever couldn't find somewhere to transfer to. I guess he might get some people to transfer in. But I think there's way more to lose, in this case, than there is to gain.

But... what do I know?
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If he goes, I wish him the best of luck and hope he succeeds. He certainly is capable. I trust in Day to choose a good replacement.
 
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May not be ready for head coach but jobs like OSU, Ped State, USC, Bama, ND don't pop off often
We could say Freeman wasn't ready for ND but made it work
So it'd make sense for Ped State to take the chance.. especially the major increase in recruiting talent
but man that would hurt... and I'd start drinking (I'm not a drinker)
My chips are on Brian Kelly
 
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