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Harley Helping Hands will be holding a charity golf outing on July 19th at Heritage Golf Club in Hilliard in honor of the late Kit Harley (1976-2010).

The proceeds will go towards supporting families during their fight against Brain Cancer.

Click here for more information.

This is an excellent opportunity to help Rob Harley pay it forward, and also an excellent opportunity for a great day full of fun and golf with some former Buckeyes and Blue Jackets.
 
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The Football Fever: Former Buckeye, Coach Rob Harley returns to the Shoe Saturday

He toyed with a career in sports television but ultimately decided "to grind in coaching rather than TV."

The former Buckeye Rob Harley, the great great nephew of the great Chic Harley, is now the defensive coordinator for Arkansas State who calls on the Buckeyes Saturday at Noon.

Harley logged three years on The Football Fever and was the on field sidekick for ABC-6 Sports Director Clay Hall.

Harley has logged stops at FIU, Michigan State, Pitt and now Jonesboro, Arkansas as the Assistant Head Coach and Def. Coordinator for the Red Wolves.

https://abc6onyourside.com/sports/t...ckeye-rob-harley-returns-to-the-shoe-saturday
 
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Former Ohio State Safety Rob Harley Named Interim Head Coach at Northern Illinois​

By Dan Hope on February 18, 2026 at 10:43 am @dan_hope
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Former Ohio State safety Rob Harley is now the interim head coach at Northern Illinois.
Northern Illinois promoted Harley to interim head coach on Wednesday after Thomas Hammock, who had been NIU’s head coach since 2019, left the Huskies to be the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks.
Harley, who played for the Buckeyes from 2001-05, joined Northern Illinois’ coaching staff as defensive coordinator in 2025. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Arkansas State from 2021-24. Before that, Harley was the linebackers coach at Pittsburgh (2015-20) and FIU (2014). He started his coaching career at Ohio Dominican (2010-11), coaching linebackers and defensive backs under the direction of longtime former Ohio State assistant Bill Conley, before a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Michigan State (2012-13).
Harley, the great nephew of Ohio State legend Chic Harley, takes over interim head coaching duties at Northern Illinois as the Huskies move from the MAC to the Mountain West for the 2026 season.
Assuming NIU sticks with Harley as its head coach for 2026, he will be one of seven Ohio State alumni leading a FBS program this year.
Harley is the third former Buckeye to become a first-time FBS head coach this offseason, joining Brian Hartline (USF) and Mike Jacobs (Toledo). They join former Ohio State stars Luke Fickell (Wisconsin), Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) and Eddie George (Bowling Green) as well as former Ohio State student Alex Golesh (Auburn) – who didn’t play for the Buckeyes, but was a student assistant for Jim Tressel in 2004-05 – as Buckeyes who are now FBS head coaches.
 
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