It’s still a little hard to comprehend just how good Brian Hartline has been during his time at Ohio State. From zero coaching experience, to filling the job as an interim last season, to now full time gig, Hartline has had one of the most impressive starts to a coaching career that I’ve maybe ever seen.
Firstly, he had tons of success with actual coaching, helping Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin and Johnnie Dixon all breakthrough last season. Then, off the field, he held onto commitments from Garrett Wilson and Jameson Williams in 2019, and has turned around and landed two blue chips in Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Gee Scott, as well as the best receiver in the country in Julian Fleming in 2020.