Tag: Brian Hartline

What one thing an Ohio State football recruit loves about the receiver room

Receiver commitments love the OSU receiver room. #GoBucks

Ohio State football has consistently been able to recruit the best receivers in the country. It was able to get the No. 2 receiver in the Class of 2019, Garrett Wilson, and the No. 1 and No. 2 receiver in the Class of 2020, Julian Fleming and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

It goes farther back than then as well with the likes of Michael Thomas and Chris Olave. However, over the last half a decade, the Buckeyes have dominated recruiting receivers, partly because of Brian Hartline, their former NFL receiver turned receivers coach. He is also the co-offensive coordinator.

More recently, Ohio State snagged the No. 1 player in the Class of 2024, a generational talent in receiver Jeremiah Smith. The freshman phenom had two touchdowns in the team’s season-opening win over Akron.

Donovan Murph, a four-star recruit in the Class of 2026, who the Buckeyes have offered a spot to, was at the game. He noticed a difference in the Ohio State receiver room, something that differentiates the program.

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“I’m glad I went. What stood out to me a lot was the receiver room and how efficient it was, it’s not just one person,” Murph told Eleven Warriors. “That’s one thing I really look for, a competitive room. I don’t want to play just because I was good in high school, I want to work for everything I get. I see that type of mentality at Ohio State. I love the transparency with coach Hartline, I can appreciate that, he’s a straight up coach and will tell it like it is. That’s something I look for.”

Murph has numerous Division 1 offers which include Auburn, Clemson, Alabama, Penn State, and numerous others. The Buckeyes are a top-three program for Murph after his visit.

From Columbia, South Carolina, Murph is the 19th-best receiver in the Class of 2026 according to 247Sports. From the sound of it, he’s ready to compete at Ohio State and loves the stardom the program has.

Hartline and company have built a program that players want to be in, and one where iron sharpens iron. That’s seen by recruits and continues to make Ohio State a favorable spot for the nation’s best.

Former 5-star recruit Jeremiah Smith is earning praise at Ohio State

Brian Hartline sees good development from Jeremiah Smith.

Jeremiah Smith was one of the most complete and refined high school football recruits in the past decade. The now Ohio State wide receiver is living up to that hype as a true freshman.

Smith might well start for Ohio State, an especially impressive nod considering that the Buckeyes are popularly being picked to win the Big Ten and run the conference this year.

Speaking to the media this week, Buckeyes offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline praised Smith’s instant impact. The buzz around the freshman wide receiver is palatable in Columbus.

Last year for Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Florida), Smith finished with 90 catches for 1,389 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. Chaminade-Madonna ended the season14-0 and were the second-best team in the nation in the final USA TODAY Sports Super 25. He was making highlight plays on an almost weekly basis.

Smith was a five-star recruit who enrolled at Ohio State this spring and has done nothing less than impress since stepping foot on campus.

“He has a lot of tools. He works extremely hard and I will say this, I would say we’ve never had an ‘Iron Buckeye’ from coach Mick (strength coach Mickey Marotti) as a freshman,” Hartline told reporters this week.

“I don’t know about ever or definitely since I’ve been here,” Hartline told reporters.

“So a lot of credit to him, as far as Jeremiah goes, he embodied everything that is a part of that conversation. It’s not just lifting numbers, speed numbers. It is the way you carry yourself, the way you train, the edge to you, it’s all that. He’s the first one that’s ever earned that and we kind of leave it at that.”

Smith ended the season in the All-American Bowl and as the top-ranked player in the 2024 class according to 247Sports.

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Notre Dame football: 11 offensive coordinators candidates to replace Gerad Parker

Who do you want to be Notre Dame’s next offensive coordinator?

Paint it any way you want it, but Notre Dame football landed great news on Monday.  Offensive coordinator Gerad Parker was named Troy’s new head coach.

No, it’s not ideal that Notre Dame will now be on their third offensive play caller in the past four seasons, but its a spot the Irish coaching staff could upgrade and now they’re forced to.

Reports are out from various outlets that Marcus Freeman has his eyes on a certain external candidate.  Who exactly that is may be remains to be seen.  And just because Freeman may have his eye on someone doesn’t mean that its all a race for one guy.

So who are some names to keep an eye on in regards to Notre Dame’s next offensive coordinator?  We’ve compiled 11.

Social Media reacts to Marvin Harrison scoring first touchdown against Wisconsin

McCord to Harrison Jr. got us fired up as well! #GoBucks

It took until the second quarter for ether team to score, but [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] got the first touchdown of the game against Wisconsin to take a 10-0 lead.

The Buckeye capitalized on a short field, due to a bad Badger punt, only needing to go 52 yards to find the end zone. It was a fantastic play call by head coach [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and offensive coordinator [autotag]Brian Hartline[/autotag], as they schemed star wide receiver [autotag]Marvin Harrison Jr.[/autotag] underneath the defense, quarterback [autotag]Kyle McCord[/autotag] hit him in stride and the future first round pick did the rest.

Check out the best reactions from X, the website formerly know as Twitter, to the Buckeye score.

What to expect from newest Ohio State commit, 2025 WR, Jayvan Boggs

WRU is getting another top prospect #GoBucks

[autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] received a surprise commitment on Monday morning, one it will gladly take.

Florida wide receiver, [autotag]Jayvan Boggs[/autotag], a 2025 prospect, made his commitment to the Buckeyes, giving them a second verbal in the class along with quarterback Tavien St. Clair.

The 6-foot, 188-pound pass catcher is ranked 50th at his position and 368th nationally on the 247Sports composite.

If offensive coordinator [autotag]Brian Hartline[/autotag] believes in Boggs ability, that should be enough of a selling point. After watching his junior and sophomore highlights it’s easy to see why the Buckeyes went hard after him. Find out what I saw from watching Boggs film below.

Andy Staples believes Brian Hartline is a candidate for a Big Ten head coaching job

This is a laughable idea #GoBucks

It’s par for the course for [autotag]Ohio State football [/autotag] and its coordinators to be linked to other jobs, with the most recent one being [autotag]Brian Hartline[/autotag].

If you haven’t been following, Michigan State has suspended head coach Mel Tucker with the most likely outcome being that both parties will part ways. With the potentially open head coaching job, On3’s Andy Staples believes Hartline is a candidate to replace him.

The former Buckeye is one of seven assistants or head coaches that Staples believes are potentially in line to take over the Spartan program. Honestly, if I was any of those coaches, I would politely decline any conversations about that job.

Michigan State is not a destination school, it’s mired in controversy and the smoke screen season of 2021 is exactly that, an abnormality. Yes, [autotag]Mark Dantonio[/autotag] had the program among the best in the country, but there hasn’t been an ability to replicate anything close to the consistent success he had.

Dantonio’s name has been kicked around to return to East Lansing, and that might be the best option, because it’s going to be very difficult to work through the issues the Spartans have right now without a seasoned head coach.

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20 potential candidates to replace Mel Tucker as Michigan State football’s coach

Who could potentially replace Mel Tucker? We came up with 20 coaches to consider.

Following an in-depth investigation by USA TODAY into the allegations made by Brenda Tracy against Mel Tucker, the university placed Mel Tucker on an unpaid suspension.

Operating under the assumption that Tucker has coached his last game as the head man of the Michigan State football program, as Lansing State Journal reporter Graham Couch speculated, the Spartans will be in the market for a new leader of their football program.

Check out some of the potential candidates Michigan State could look to bring in:

Questions we want to see Ohio State football answer against Indiana

Here are some questions we want answers for on Saturday. What are yours that you want to see the Buckeyes answer? #GoBucks

Unlike many seasons for Ohio State football, there are more than a few questions surround it’s team this fall.

Many of the questions are fairly obvious, but they’re still without answers that we all want to find out about. What the start of the season brings is an opportunity for the Buckeyes to give us those answers.

Although my questions might not be exactly what yours are, we probably have at least a few of the same one’s heading into Indiana. Find out below what my questions surrounding this Ohio State team are, and hopefully, we get some answers for them by the time Saturday evening rolls around.

BOOM! Ohio State does it again, lands another big-time receiver

BOOM! Once again, OSU and Brian Hartline attract an explosive receiver. #GoBucks

Brian Hartline keeps pulling it off.

The Ohio State football program gained yet another blue-chip receiver for the 2024 class on Sunday when four-star prospect Jeremiah McClellan announced his commitment to the Buckeyes.

Out of Saint Louis, Missouri, the 6-foot, 190-pounder is ranked No. 18 among receivers and 108th overall in the recruiting cycle on the 247Sports composite. He chose Ohio State over Oregon and Missouri but appeared to be a heavy OSU lean of late. He made it official on Sunday, a few months after officially visiting Columbus.

McClellan comes from the same high school that produced another Buckeye you may be familiar with, former receiver Kamryn Babb. If he has anywhere near the character and leadership abilities Babb displayed, Ohio State will be ecstatic once he arrives on campus.

The wide receiver room continues to get deeper and more talented under Hartline and it’ll be very interesting to see how the program keeps all of these guys happy. but hey, it’s a good problem to have.

OSU continues to possess the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, according to the 247Sports team composite, and has 21 members committed.

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Everything Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said at Big Ten media days

The Buckeye boss spoke at Big Ten media days. #GoBucks

Wednesday was [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] football head coach [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag]’s turn at the podium to speak with the media at Big Ten media days.

There were plenty of topics the Buckeyes’ head coach talked about during his 15 minutes, including the quarterback derby, adjustments on offense, what his role will be with [autotag]Brian Hartline[/autotag] now calling plays and more.

Day was the final coach to speak on the day. While we may not have learned a lot, it was still good to see the head coach begin what feels like the official countdown to the season.

See the transcription of what Day said while he was speaking at the 2023 Big Ten media days below.