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Why this was the right time for Brian Hartline to leave the Ohio State football team

Hartline will now be the head coach at South Florida. Here's why it was the right time for him to go.

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Brian Hartline leads warm ups prior to the NCAA football game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. on Nov. 8, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Ohio State football program learned that Brian Hartline is moving on to become the head coach at South Florida. It's a job that no one had connected him to, and a lot of people didn't even know he interviewed for that position.