There are only a handful of offensive coordinators in college football who have made their names the right and calculated way. These OCs have built stronger reputations and résumés than some Power Four programs. Struggling, big-time schools view them as rare “unicorn” prospects like coaches who are more valuable than many head coaches when it comes to making a big hire. One of those unicorns is Ohio State’s first-year offensive coordinator, Brian Hartline . Word on the street is that Penn State has fallen head over heels for Hartline and might pull another “Jim Knowles” move on Ryan Day .

On October 27, Ohio State’s popular Scarlet and Gray Podcast took to Instagram and dropped some inside info about Penn State’s interest in Hartline: “According to Joe Smeltzer, Ohio State Offensiv

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