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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (Official Thread)

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

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OHIO STATE NOTES
Hey, receivers can make big hits, too


By Doug Harris
Staff Writer

Saturday, October 21, 2006


COLUMBUS ? Ohio State receiver Brian Hartline didn't get the team's Jack Tatum hit-of-the-week award for a crunching block he threw against Iowa on Sept. 30. But all that mattered to the redshirt freshman was that it didn't go unnoticed.
As teammate Anthony Gonzalez looped around the field after a short reception, Hartline hurled his body in front of two Hawkeye defenders, clearing a path for Gonzalez's 30-yard TD.
"I like making blocks ? just doing the small things linemen do every day," said Hartline, who has five catches for 96 yards this season. "For receivers to do that, it speaks volumes about our team. Coaches always say to make sure they feel us in the run game, not just catching balls."
The Buckeyes didn't have a single jarring hit against the Hawkeyes, so the Tatum award went unclaimed.
Not that there wasn't some lobbying on Hartline's behalf.
"I didn't campaign too hard, but there were a lot of people campaigning for me," he said. "Now, the seed is sort of planted in there. Every game, I'm kind of looking for that hit. It will come eventually."
Buckeye bits
? Linebacker James Laurinaitis leads the Big Ten with four interceptions and is tied for third in tackles with 8.4 per game.
? OSU is the only Big Ten team to top the Bowl Championship Series poll in the eight years of the standings.
? Troy Smith is the conference's all-time leader in passing efficiency, and his career completion percentage of 62.9 is the sixth-best mark ever.
? Ohio State, Penn State and Northwestern are the only teams that haven't had a coach's replay challenge this season.
? OSU is second in the Big Ten and 15th nationally in scoring (33.6 points per game).
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TimesRecorder


Hartline now the heartbeat on Buckeyes? special teams
By JON SPENCER
Gannett News Service

COLUMBUS ? The campaign appears to be over. Not Troy Smith?s Heisman campaign, though that?s all but wrapped up, too. Redshirt freshman receiver Brian Hartline has been bidding for the Jack Tatum Hit of the Week Award at Ohio State ever since he took out two Iowa defenders with one block on a whirling, weaving 30-yard touchdown catch and run by Anthony Gonzalez last month.
The coaches snubbed Hartline after that two-fer. Apparently, they were afraid Tatum ? the ex-All-America safety dubbed the ?Assassin?? ? would develop a complex if the braintrust bestowed the honor on another offensive player, having already cited wideout Ted Ginn Jr. earlier this season. But coach Jim Tressel may have no choice after Hartline practically cold-cocked Indiana?s Marcus Thigpen on a first quarter kickoff return to take the fight out of the Hoosiers.

Thigpen had taken three kicks back for touchdowns this season, but he watched the rest of OSU?s 44-3 rout from the sidelines after getting laid out by OSU?s new special teams commando.

?After they scored (for a short-lived 3-0 lead), I think my tackle really helped out,? Hartline said. ?It seemed to really lift the team and show the Hoosiers who we are. They came in with a little swagger after winning their last two games.?

It was a snot-knocking wallop worthy of Tatum?s endorsement, even if the lanky Hartline doesn?t fit the image of a bloodthirsty Buckeye.

?When I was 8 or 9 years old, I was the quarterback, the guy you didn?t touch,?

Hartline said. ?Then I went to receiver and got a little more contact. When I came to college, at no point did I ever think I?d be running downfield on special teams to smack somebody.

?It?s a different mindset, but I adapted pretty quick.?

Playing for the first time in three years, Hartline found himself taking on more of a special teams role after starting free safety Anderson Russell suffered a season-ending knee injury against Iowa. Hartline had been playing behind Russell on most of the special units.

?When you see a guy like Brian out there giving so much it picks everybody up,? sophomore linebacker James Laurinaitis said.

Not only has Laurinaitis exhibited Hartline-like hands on his four interceptions, but the Butkus Award semifinalist seems to have rubbed off on his best bud. Ferocity can be contagious.

?I?ll try to run down as fast as I can and smack somebody,? said Hartline, who also helped clear the way for Ginn on his 60-yard punt return TD at Michigan State two weeks ago. ?On special teams, you can make an impact on one play, and that?s the mentality I try to take.

?It?s doing the small things, like linemen do every day that they sometimes don?t get credit for. For a receiver to do that speaks volumes about our team. The coaches are always telling us, make sure (the opponents) feel us in the run game. It?s not just about catching the ball.?

Hartline is pretty good at that as well. His 19.2 yards-per-catch average is best on the team, but getting consistent playing time is difficult when you?re young and part of one of the deepest receiving crews in the nation.

So Hartline has gotten Troy Smith?s attention in another way.

?It was uplifting for him to deliver that blow (on Thigpen) because a lot of times the guys on our offense take them and absorb them,? said Smith, who began his OSU career as a special teamer. ?His job, thus far, is pretty much making hustle plays all the time. You see him flying around the field all the time and it?s a great credit to what kind of guy he is.?

Hartline missed virtually all of his senior season at Canton GlenOak with a knee injury before redshirting his first year with the Buckeyes. So he?s just glad to be back on the field, in any capacity.

?Maybe it?s a hunger to play, maybe it?s a hunger to help ? it?s just waking up, maybe,? Hartline said of embracing his new role. ?I don?t know, maybe it?s just maturity.

?The rhythm of a game can switch pretty quick, especially on a punt return like we had at Michigan State. You can?t overthink things on special teams ? you just have to leave it on the field.?

And devastation in your wake.
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His ST play reminds me alot of another (unnamed) fellow who played the part of the human wrecking ball on special teams. Fortunately, Hartline won't be starting at QB for the next three years. :)
 
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OSUsushichic;641478; said:
Hartline to safety. You heard it here first. :biggrin:
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I think that would actually be a viable option if his future wasn't so bright at wide receiver. Hartline was every bit as explosive, and more consistent, than Manningham in the Ohio North/South & Big 33 all-star games.

He has sprinter's speed, great hands, runs crisp routes and is not afraid to take a hit, or give a hit (whether it be a block or a tackle).
 
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Hartline was one of 3 finalists for this week's Tatum Hit of the Week.

:box: TKO shot by Jim Davidson. Great work as always...

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PS... how bad is the turf? Wow.
 
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Canton

HARTLINE'S HIT GlenOak wide receiver Brian Hartline was named the special teams player of the week for the second straight week by Buckeye coaches. Hartline had a big hit on kickoff coverage Saturday against Indiana that changed the atmosphere in the stadium. The Buckeyes went on to roll the Hoosiers after that. "I think any time something big happens, it energizes the folks in the crowd and the individuals on the sideline," Tressel said. "Brian does everything full speed. He's one of those guys who it's, 'Hey, Coach, what do you want me to do?' He's going to be a good contributor to this football team and an outstanding wide receiver."
 
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Hartline did get the Tatum Hit of the Week, per an article about JT in today's Dispatch:

dispatch

Receiver Brian Hartline had been trying for a while to gain the Jack Tatum hit of the week award. Some say he was robbed after his key block on Anthony Gonzalez?s catch-and-run to a touchdown a month ago. Hartline knocked over two Iowa defenders but was told the hit didn?t meet Tatum standards.

Yesterday, the team, voting by acclamation, declared his hit on Indiana kickoff returner Marcus Thigpen to be Tatum award worthy.

"He deserved it, definitely," linebacker James Laurinaitis said. "He knocked the guy 5 yards back and really took one of their playmakers out of the game. It was a huge momentum swing, especially with the defense about to come on the field. It gives all of us a little boost."
 
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ozone

By John Porentas

There has been an addition to the player of the week awards for the Indiana game.​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Brian Hartline (9) delivers the lumber against Indiana [/FONT]
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By a vote of his teammates, OSU wide receiver and emerging special teams demon Brian Hartline has been awarded the Jack Tatum Big Hit of the Week award for the Indiana game. Hartline won the award for a hit he made while making a tackle on an Indiana kickoff return. The hit not only stopped the ball carrier, but knocked him out of the game. It also gave a real boost to the OSU defense.

"After the kickoff unit the defense takes the field and the defense thrives on excitement and intensity. Running on the field right after Hartline gets the big hit, it definitely boosted our excitement and intensity going out there," said OSU cornerback Antonio Smith.

Hartline won the award by virtue of an applause vote of the team on Tuesday. His hit was nominated for the award by his coaches and won over hits made by Antonio Smith and Jay Richardson.

"I saw Hartline's in person. Hartline's was pretty hard," said OSU offensive lineman Doug Datish.​
 
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