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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (Official Thread)

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

  • Brian Hartline

  • Other (This is the wrong answer)


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If Hartline isn’t being paid a million by now he absolutely needs to. Dream scenario of future OC under day and eventual successor to Day would be absolutely phenomenal.
I honestly don’t think he will ever really need to be an OC. I said a while back that Hartline reminded be a lot of Urban. I think he will be a position coach until he becomes a HC. Not sure if he even wants to do that. I think he could take that Associate HC title once LJ retires and he will get a significant pay increase.
 
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I honestly don’t think he will ever really need to be an OC. I said a while back that Hartline reminded be a lot of Urban. I think he will be a position coach until he becomes a HC. Not sure if he even wants to do that. I think he could take that Associate HC title once LJ retires and he will get a significant pay increase.
Like LJ, maybe he’s satisfied being the absolute best at what he does. The reports (or possibly just speculation) I’ve seen is that he isn’t worried about money after his NFL career (and $550,000 in Columbus can go a long way, it’s not LA or NY), he loves Ohio State (obviously) and is tied to Central Ohio strongly through his wife and young kids. I’ve read that he is satisfied with where he is at the moment, and I believe that is through former teammates who would probably know.
 
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I honestly don’t think he will ever really need to be an OC. I said a while back that Hartline reminded be a lot of Urban. I think he will be a position coach until he becomes a HC. Not sure if he even wants to do that. I think he could take that Associate HC title once LJ retires and he will get a significant pay increase.
Interesting parallel as Urban was a WR coach for 12 years before taking the BGSU HC job.
 
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I think his progression should be to OC eventually I'd think unless he really doesn't want that. I suspect being the competitor that he is though he wants to be a head coach one day.

My hope would be he becomes OC in another 2-3 years, stays OC for 5 years or something and then takes over for coach Day at some point.
 
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Like LJ, maybe he’s satisfied being the absolute best at what he does. The reports (or possibly just speculation) I’ve seen is that he isn’t worried about money after his NFL career (and $550,000 in Columbus can go a long way, it’s not LA or NY), he loves Ohio State (obviously) and is tied to Central Ohio strongly through his wife and young kids. I’ve read that he is satisfied with where he is at the moment, and I believe that is through former teammates who would probably know.

I fully agree. And I’m not trying to pocket watch the man, but he made over $18.5mil in the league. And he’s still earning over $500k at OSU, where he’s currently living money may not be the issue. And I could see him being content being an Asst HC like LJsr. But that’s my hope while wearing scarlet colored glasses. On the other side, I could see him being ultra competitive like Meyer and bolt after another 3-5yrs for a MAC(or G5)HC position. But this just shows that OSU doesn’t have to go the Bama hiring route and go after established former HCs, when they have done well with young up and comers and mixed them with older, established coaches.
 
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https://www.on3.com/news/50-rising-star-position-coaches-2021-college-football-season/

50 rising-star position coaches you need to know

Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline

Recent jobs:
Ohio State wide receivers coach (2018-present), Ohio State graduate assistant (2017)
  • Is back at Ohio State after starring for the Buckeyes as a wide receiver (2005-08).
  • Was a fourth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2009 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL. Finished his career with 344 catches, two 1,000-yard seasons and 14 career touchdowns.
  • Has been a catalyst in Ohio State building what’s regarded as the nation’s best wide receiver unit entering the 2021 season. The headliners are preseason All-Americans Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, who has evolved from a three-star recruit into a first-round 2022 draft prospect under Hartline’s coaching.
  • Hartline was the only non-coordinator among the 15 semifinalists for the 2020 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top assistant.
  • Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. Ranked as the No. 1 recruiter in the country in 2020 and is No. 1 thus far for the 2022 class. Has been one of the lead recruiters on eight top-50 overall recruits that Ohio State has landed in its past three classes, including two quarterbacks and three five-star wide receivers.
  • Has been heavily pursued for college and NFL jobs in recent years.
 
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