Tag: Brian Hartline

Could Ohio State add another top wide receiver to the 2022 class?

Tracking another blue-chip receiver. Could he add to the already embarrassment of riches at the position for OSU?

The Ohio State football team already has an embarrassment of riches at the wide receiver position. With arguably the best receiving unit in the nation on campus, Brian Hartline has verbals from Caleb Burton, Kaleb Brown, and Kyion Grayes (247 Sports No. 3, No. 5, and No. 21 ranked receivers) in the class of 2022.

But that isn’t stopping the Buckeyes from trying to add more and the next name on the list is Kojo Antwi. Antwi is a Georgia native and is ranked as the No. 16 receiver in the class according to 247 Sports composite rankings. The 6-foot, 1-inch receiver made his way to Columbus for an official visit on June 18 and had a positive experience.

After taking his official visits this summer, Antwi is ready to make a decision and will announce his choice on July 5. It is widely believed to be a two-horse race between Ohio State and Georgia.

My gut tells me that Antwi stays home and goes to Athens, but never underestimate Brian Hartline’s draw. He’s been able to work his magic before.

We’ll find out on July 5 if the OSU wide receiver coach can pull off another heist and steal yet another top-rated receiver.

Ohio State football 2022 recruiting commitment tracker

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Ohio State still in the hunt for top 2022 receiver from Georgia

Top 100 wide receiver 2022 prospect Kojo Antwi out of Georgia has scheduled a visit to see Ohio State coming up.

Brian Hartline and the Ohio State Buckeyes have been putting in work recruiting some of the best receiving talent in the country. Hartline has fast become known for his ability to get the top pass catchers to bring their talents to Columbus.

The Buckeyes have already received verbal commitments from the nation’s No. 1 receiver in five-star Caleb Burton and another in four-star Kiyon Graves. But the OSU wide receiver coach is hoping to add one more big name to the class.

Kojo Antwi is the No. 1 receiver out of the talent-rich state of Georgia and the No. 8 ranked wideout in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Antwi has offers from all the big boys and trimmed his list to eight in late December. Included on his list were Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Texas A&M, South Carolina, and Southern Cal.

The highly sought-after receiver is in the process of scheduling campus visits once the NCAA ends the dead period and has scheduled a date to visit Ohio State. Antwi will head north to Columbus on the weekend of June 18-20 to check things out.

This would be yet another huge commitment if Hartline can continue to work his magic to bring another big-time receiver to the scarlet and gray. The Buckeye’s 2022 class currently sits at No. 1 in the nation.

 

Ohio State football 2022 recruiting commitment tracker

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Ohio State still in the hunt for top 2022 receiver from Georgia

Top 100 wide receiver 2022 prospect Kojo Antwi out of Georgia has scheduled a visit to see Ohio State coming up.

Brian Hartline and the Ohio State Buckeyes have been putting in work recruiting some of the best receiving talent in the country. Hartline has fast become known for his ability to get the top pass catchers to bring their talents to Columbus.

The Buckeyes have already received verbal commitments from the nation’s No. 1 receiver in five-star Caleb Burton and another in four-star Kiyon Graves. But the OSU wide receiver coach is hoping to add one more big name to the class.

Kojo Antwi is the No. 1 receiver out of the talent-rich state of Georgia and the No. 8 ranked wideout in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Antwi has offers from all the big boys and trimmed his list to eight in late December. Included on his list were Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Texas A&M, South Carolina, and Southern Cal.

The highly sought-after receiver is in the process of scheduling campus visits once the NCAA ends the dead period and has scheduled a date to visit Ohio State. Antwi will head north to Columbus on the weekend of June 18-20 to check things out.

This would be yet another huge commitment if Hartline can continue to work his magic to bring another big-time receiver to the scarlet and gray. The Buckeye’s 2022 class currently sits at No. 1 in the nation.

 

Ohio State football 2022 recruiting commitment tracker

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Eagles have interest in Ohio State head coach Ryan Day

The Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly interested in Ohio State head coach Ryan Day

The Philadelphia Eagles head coaching search is heating up another big name has surfaced after John Clark reported that Ryan Day is drawing interest.

Day coached at Temple in 2006 and 2012 and with the Eagles in 2015. In his one season with the Philadelphia, Day served as quarterbacks coach under Chip Kelly.

Earlier in January, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Day is “not interested” in taking any NFL interviews at this time.

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What the commitment of Emeka Egbuka means for Ohio State

Ohio State recruiting continues to be on fire. Here’s what the commitment of the best receiver in the 2021 class means for the Buckeyes.

The No. 1 receiver in the class of 2021, Emeka Egbuka, has committed to Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Egbuka has long been crystal balled for Ohio State and the top-rated receiver made it official on Friday evening.

Egbuka took an official visit to Oklahoma recently, which led some to believe that Ohio State’s crystal ball was starting to look a little cloudy. But even after the visit to Norman, the recruiting gurus still felt confident that he’d ultimately pick the Buckeyes.

This is another big win for Ryan Day and especially wide receiver position coach, Brian Hartline. Hartline has been nabbing some of the nation’s best talent at the receiver position over the past several years. This marks two years in a row that the No. 1 rated receiver has picked Columbus to call home. Ohio State freshmen, Julian Flemming was the No. 1 receiver in the 2020 class.

It feels like Ohio State is becoming wide receiver U. Egbuka gives the Buckeyes another receiver who should be able to contribute right away. Chris Olave will most likely leave for the NFL after this season, but the cupboard will be anything but bare.

Egbuka will join the likes of Flemming, Garrett Wilson, Jackson Smith-Njigba, as well as fellow Washington state native, Gee Scott Jr. That is an absolute embarrassment of riches at the wideout position. And it doesn’t even count the verbal commitment Ohio State received from the nation’s top-rated 2022 receiver, Caleb Burton.

When you combine the talent at wide receiver along with the four and five-star quarterback prospects coming to Columbus, the Buckeye’s could be onto something special. The days of three yards and a cloud of dust at Ohio State are long gone. Woody is probably rolling over in his grave knowing OSU is becoming one of college football’s premier air attacks… but it might just be to get a better view of the action.

 

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WATCH: Ohio State assistant Brian Hartline, wide-receivers meet with media

Ohio State assistant coach Brian Hartline and some of his receivers met with the media on a Zoom call today to talk the upcoming season.

During this pandemic world of college football media coverage, we’ve been resigned to being a part of Zoom calls with players and coaches as opposed to in-person interviews at the Woody.

The latest media session took place Tuesday around mid-day at Ohio State and involved wide receivers coach Brian Hartline and some of the OSU receivers. And in case you missed any of the interview, we’ve got the entire session thanks to the Ohio State Buckeyes Twitter account and OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Click on the below and watch as Hartline and the receivers discuss this year’s culture, how hard-working Justin Fields is, the interception against Clemson, the versatility in the room, and so much more.

Of all the position groups for Ohio State this fall, the receivers might be the most special and explosive. Ther’es youth there, but it’ll be fun to see how all of those weapons line up when the season is unwrapped in late October.

Ohio State football coaches react on Twitter to parent letter to Big Ten

The Ohio State football coaches offered support on Twitter for a letter the players’ parents sent to the Big Ten and commish Kevin Warren.

The parents of Big Ten football players are getting restless. So far, the parents of Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska, and Penn State have all sent letters to the Big Ten offices looking for answers to questions that have gone unaddressed with the postponement of the fall football season.

Clearly, the group of player parents aren’t happy about their sons not getting a chance to play the game they’ve worked so hard to prepare for, but it’s more than that.

It’s a recurring theme. The Big Ten and commissioner Kevin Warren have yet to address questions posed head-on, and instead have used generalities and no comment types of responses in the face of a situation that calls for direct dialogue.

In the case of Ohio State, it’s clear all of the administrators are aligned in wanting to play, but it has also stood with the Big Ten in a statement. And in case you wondered, yes, it’s okay to support the conference but still want to play the game that’s so much a part of the fabric of the O-H-I-O.

Despite somewhat toeing the company line, many of the Ohio State coaches have come out in support of the letter the parents sent to Warren and the Big Ten Saturday using the hashtag #Fight.

Here’s a look at some of the responses from the OSU coaching staff.

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WATCH: Brian Hartline recounts Jim Tressel’s ability to remember names

Jim Tressel doesn’t forget names. Ohio State’s Brian Hartline tells a fantastic story of him remembering a name from a meeting years prior.

Sometimes you run across a story that you have a hard time believing, but knowing the person that Jim Tressel is, it’s actually not that hard to fathom.

Former Ohio State wide receiver and current assistant coach Brian Hartline took some time to talk with CBS Sports’ Barton Simmons last week, and he had a story to tell about the “senator.” Remember, Hartline played under Tressel from 2006 to 2008, so he was pretty close to the sweater vest for three years.

Hartline recalled introducing his new girlfriend and father to Tressel at one of the OSU spring games, only to be befuddled and amazed at the same time. That’s because when Hartline went to introduce his girlfriend’s dad by name Tressel already knew it, but not for the reason you’d think.

It was really no reason at all. To hear Hartline tell it, the dad was just … a dad, yet Tressel remembered meeting him at some function years before and still remembered and recalled his name without anyone reminding him. The girlfriend’s father was also a bit taken aback. When Hartline went to inquire about the weird exchange, Tressel had some words we can all live by.

“Hart (Hartline), the moment you start putting other people’s importance before yours, you’ll remember their name too.”

You can watch Hartline tell the quick story for yourself by clicking on the below video shared to Twitter by Barton Simmons.

That’s pretty amazing, but I can believe it. I began covering Ohio State football just a few years ago, after Tressel left. However, being a fan and knowing how to find his email address at Ohio State at the time, I emailed him on probably three occasions. He answered them all.

And that, is how you put others ahead of yourself. You live it daily.

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Ohio State assistant Brian Hartline doesn’t think he’d crack lineup of today’s Buckeye receiving corps

Could receiver coach BriantHartline, who is just five years removed from the NFL, play for the Buckeyes today? He doesn’t think so.

Brian Hartline has been one incredible addition to an elite Ohio State coaching staff.

While he inherited an elite group of receivers that feated K.J. Hill and Parris Campbell in 2018, his first season as the full-time positional coach, Hartline — a former NFL receiver himself — has taken the unit to the next level.

With Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, and Hill last season, the Buckeyes receivers were among the best in the nation, and much of their success can be attributed to Hartline.

The 33-year-old had a seven-year NFL career. Having played his last snaps for the Cleveland Browns in 2015, Hartline transitioned to coaching.

Hartline has turned into one of the hottest recruiters in the country, and a lot of the prospects are headed to his wide-receiver room in Columbus. With recruits like Garrett Wilson and Julian Fleming, does Hartline think he could still manage to play with the future NFL stars?

He doesn’t even think he’d make the top six according to the most recent episode of 247Sports’ Social Distancing with Barton Simmons.

“I’m not going to make the top six,” Hartline said with a laugh. “These guys in the room are ballers, man. So I’m going to keep my movements to a five-yard space, and I’m going to make sure they can see the movements and how we want to be excelling, re-excelling and that’s about it.”

Hartline was modest. While he may not have the quickness and may not be in shape enough to take them on now, give him a few months of preparing, and there’s no doubt in my mind he could be close to their level.

In two of his five seasons with the Dolphins, Hartline notched over 1,000 yards. That’s not an accomplishment that most in the league ever tough so it does show just how impressive Hartline the NFL player was.

For now, let’s just hope he can continue to pass down the lessons he’s learned to the next generation.

 

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247 Sports updated its recruiting rankings, and Ohio State’s 2021 class is insane

Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class is shaping up to be incredible. Ryan Day is keeping up the momentum.

Everyone has known for a while that Ohio State is the early leader to take home the 2021 recruiting title. Ryan Day and his crew have been excellent recruiters, quickly quelling one of the biggest fears surrounding Urban Meyer’s departure. It’s still early, of course, and there’s a ton of recruiting to be done before December. Whether it ends up as No. 1 overall or not, though, this Ohio State class will be one to remember.

Recruiting rankings services (well, the good ones, at least) don’t just give players a ranking then go home. They keep up with them, keep watching film, look at what coaches are talking to and about players, and overall try to keep every player and every ranking as accurate as possible. Therefore, individual players’ rankings will be updated from time to time, especially this far out from National Signing Day.

Well, 247 Sports updated its rankings this morning, and Ohio State’s class already looks like a monster one.

The players in Ohio State’s class so far have an average rating of 95.37. That’s an insane number, which likely will drop just a tad as the class fills out. (Clemson actually has a 95.38 average so far, but that class has only ten recruits, and none below a 4-star ranking. Ohio State, meanwhile, already has three 3-star players, which brings the average down a tad.) Still, it’s a really good insane number to have so far.

With just 17 commitments so far (plus a punter from Australia), the Buckeyes still have plenty of spaces to add more big names to this class. With a total of 296 quality points so far, this year’s Ohio State class already sits in what would have been a Top 5 class this past year. (Ohio State had the No. 5 class in 2020 with 295.08 quality points, and that had 25 recruits.) This recruiting class is already insane, and with months to go, it has room to get even better.

Maybe that’s the Buckeyes own three of the top four spots (and five of the top 12) in 247’s rankings of recruiting assistants. It’s certainly well-deserved.