Coaches
Brian Hartline
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian Hartline*
Head coach, South Florida · Played at Ohio State 2005-2008 · alma mater (CFBD): Ohio State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ohio State | Analyst | Offensive quality control assistant | Urban Meyer |
| 2018-2022 | Ohio State | Position | Wide receivers coach | Urban Meyer (2018), Ryan Day*+ (2019-2022) |
| 2023 | Ohio State | OC | Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach✓ | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2024 | Ohio State | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach✓ | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2025 | Ohio State | OC | Offensive coordinator · season pages | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2026- | South Florida | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ohio State | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 133 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | Co-offensive coordinator | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 6-4 | - → - | 74 | 57 | 4.0 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2017-2018 (Analyst, Position)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2019-2025 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Josh Aldridge · South Florida 2026 (DC)
- Tim Beck · South Florida 2026 (OC)
Coached together
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2017-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2017-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2017-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2017-2025 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2017-2025 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Alex Grinch · Ohio State 2018 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2018-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chandler Whitmer · Ohio State 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Greg Mattison · Ohio State 2019-2020 · him Position, them DC
- Jeff Hafley · Ohio State 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2019-2025 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Other, Position
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2019-2021 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Yurcich · Ohio State 2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Sean Duggan · Ohio State 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2020-2025 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA, Position
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2020-2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Paul Rhoads · Ohio State 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021-2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Perry Eliano · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chip Kelly · Ohio State 2024 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Drevno · Ohio State 2024 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025 · him OC, them DC
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025 · him OC, them Position
- Josh Aldridge · South Florida 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Tim Beck · South Florida 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Jim Cordle · Ohio State 2005-2008
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Ohio State 2005-2008
- Rob Harley* · Ohio State 2005