Ohio State named its next offensive coordinator, and Buckeye fans far and wide were thrilled.
The Buckeyes lost Chip Kelly, the team’s offensive coordinator, after they won the National Championship last month. Pete Carroll and the Las Vegas Raiders hired Kelly away from Ohio State for a whopping amount to serve under the same role.
Days later, the Buckeyes have their replacement named.
On3 reported on Wednesday that Ohio State will promote Brian Hartline to be the Buckeyes’ next offensive coordinator. The unsurprising choice to promote within will maintain continuity for the reigning National Champions.
The Buckeye offense was one of the best in the nation in 2024 under Kelly. Ohio State finished 14th in the nation in points per game with 35.7. Will Howard finished with over 4,000 passing yards and 35 passing touchdowns. Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson each ran for over 1,000 yards.
Kelly made the most of his stay in Columbus, helping lead the team to its first National Title in ten seasons. His prowess clearly got on Carroll’s radar, and he earned a hefty paycheck in the process.
Brian Hartline is a name known across Buckeye Nation. The former Ohio State wide receiver starred in two National Championship games in 2006 and 2007. After a seven-year NFL career that spanned from 2009 to 2015, he joined Ohio State as a quality control assistant on offense under Urban Meyer in 2017. Ryan Day retained him after he took the reins and he continued as their wide receivers coach.
Hartline worked as co-offensive coordinator in 2024 and has been the team’s wide receivers coach since 2018. Under Hartline, the Buckeyes have sent a plethora of talented receivers to the NFL on an annual basis. They also typically recruit the best wide receivers in the country.
Ohio State is set to keep on rolling in 2025. Buckeyes fans were overjoyed by the selection.
LET’S GO!! Can’t EVER let him leave Ohio State’s coaching staff. By any means necessary. https://t.co/QE8CZjqYbu
— PuertotalianPHIL (@puertotalian) February 5, 2025
The only logical hire for OC https://t.co/xw1Vh3XIvc
— Sir Zach Brown (@Bach_Zrown) February 5, 2025
Finally!!!! https://t.co/cUgUuxz94K
— Pat Swayzee MFZ
(@patswayzeemfz) February 5, 2025
Lets go!#GoBucks https://t.co/s8K9i4rHKq
— Nick P
(@nickp0330) February 5, 2025
