By ROB MAADDI

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has hired Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline to become the program’s seventh head coach.

Hartline replaces Alex Golesh , who left for Auburn last week.

“Brian Hartline was our clear-cut first choice to lead our football program into the most exciting era in program history, and I am so fired up to have him leading the Bulls,” USF CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins said in a statement Wednesday. “A relentless recruiter, outstanding developer of talent and a gritty competitor, he comes from a championship background and is obsessed with instilling championship excellence in his players and teams. He is ready to lead our program to the next level. He knows the state of Florida, having spent six seasons of his professional playing care

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