Trying to think outside the box a bit. As a Buckeye fan I would hate this, but poaching Brian Hartline as an OC after the season might be interesting. I’ve never seen anyone coach up receivers the way he does. He’s been the WR coach, passing game coordinator, and became the OC this season. I have no idea if he wants to coach in the NFL, but it might be worth putting out a feeler for him. He’s doing a good job maximizing talent with a brand new QB who is definitely nowhere near as good as Stroud was, he’s worked with a mobile QB in the past in Fields, he doesn’t abandon the run game (and has a very similar corral of backs in Henderson, Trayanum, and Williams when they’re all healthy at once), and knows how to use a TE with good hands as an easy outlet if MHJ is getting doubled. Losing him would suck for my alma mater, but I think he has the potential to do well with our existing roster.
Trying to think outside the box a bit. As a Buckeye fan I would hate this, but poaching Brian Hartline as an OC after the season might be interesting. I’ve never seen anyone coach up receivers the way he does. He’s been the WR coach, passing game coordinator, and became the OC this season. I have no idea if he wants to coach in the NFL, but it might be worth putting out a feeler for him. He’s doing a good job maximizing talent with a brand new QB who is definitely nowhere near as good as Stroud was, he’s worked with a mobile QB in the past in Fields, he doesn’t abandon the run game (and has a very similar corral of backs in Henderson, Trayanum, and Williams when they’re all healthy at once), and knows how to use a TE with good hands as an easy outlet if MHJ is getting doubled. Losing him would suck for my alma mater, but I think he has the potential to do well with our existing roster.