Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Ryan Day assigned newly-hired offensive coordinator Brian Hartline a very specific piece of homework this offseason:
Familiarize himself with the Buckeyes' quarterback room off the field and grow a personal relationship with each signal-caller.
"Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, of course, has a tight relationship with the Buckeyes' wide receivers. He recruited all of them and still coaches the wideouts even after his promotion to OC," Bucknuts' Dave Biddle wrote.
"However, one thing that head coach Ryan Day has really encouraged Hartline to do is forge close relationships with the quarterbacks as well.