The Ohio State football team made the decision to promote Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator before the season started. After losing Chip Kelly to the NFL, Hartline was given the car keys to the offense. Ryan Day previously put him in charge of calling plays briefly in 2023, but eventually started calling plays again.
So far, the offense has been pretty good. Julian Sayin looks like one of the front-runners for the Heisman. Jeremiah Smith is still the best player in college football. Against Wisconsin, Hartline seemed to finally open up the playbook and let his guys really go loose.