NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted Tuesday at 02:41 PM UGH!! Here we go again. Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have some of the most talented assistant coaches in the nation on staff in Eugene, and at this point in the offseason, names often get brought up as candidates to move on to other positions. The Ducks staved off the Dallas Cowboys over the weekend and were able to hold onto running backs coach Ra'Shaad Samples, who interviewed for the Cowboys RB coach position. The Ducks are also hoping to hold onto defensive backs coach and co-defensive coordinator Chris Hampton, who was mentioned as a top candidate to take over as the Ohio State Buckeyes' next defensive coordinator. A year ago, Oregon running backs coach Carlos Locklyn left the Ducks to take the same position with the Buckeyes. It appears that Ohio State might be trying to take more from Oregon, as well. With Chip Kelly leaving Columbus to take over as the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders, Ohio State is looking for a replacement. According to Pete Nakos at On3, Oregon's OC Will Stein is among the top candidates for the position. Oregon Ducks OC Will Stein named top candidate for vacant Ohio State job SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Oregon Ducks offensive coordinator Will Stein has been named one of the top candidates for the Ohio State OC vacancy after Chip Kelly's departure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted Tuesday at 03:22 PM I figured Day would go after Penn State's OC, Andy Kotelnicki, and Ducks OC Will Stein. Both have a year's experience in the B1G, and both teams made the PO. PSU to TOSU would be payback, and either hire weakens a quality conference opponent. Is Will a fit for a program that features a downfield passing attack? Out of necessity, Andy K featured TE Tyler Warren last season. Due to their long relationship, Day was willing to give Chip play calling duty. Will he be as eager to surrender play calling to anyone who was not his mentor? And no offense to the saner TOSU fans but why would anyone opt to perform in front of an SEC+ demanding fan base? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 3 Share Posted Tuesday at 03:55 PM Word on the street is the job is Hartline's to lose. Day knows they will lose him this year if he is not promoted to OC. Many teams are standing by to poach him. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyduck No. 4 Share Posted Tuesday at 03:58 PM I find this to be very interesting! Is Day trying to weaken the Ducks by taking some of the ducks top assistants? Is he not good enough to recognize coaching talent at a lower level college and bring them up "his way" like DL? Does he think we're tOSU with enough money to get who we want at any cost! Maybe he's just lazy and doesn't want to work hard to bring in his guys in! I think it might be a little of all the above. I think it shows me a lot about his character as a coach as well. It looked like he wanted to kick the players butts who dumped water on him after the championship! I doubt he's smiled since the win...kidding but he looks like he's sucked a lot of lemons in his life! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:01 PM Will Mari(O)'s OC Leave for tOsu? Ohio State eyeing big-name offensive coordinator from the ACC to replace Chip Kelly WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Ohio State and Ryan Day could be looking to the ACC to find their next offensive coordinator. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 6 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:15 PM On 2/4/2025 at 1:01 PM, Jon Joseph said: Will Mari(O)'s OC Leave for tOsu? Ohio State eyeing big-name offensive coordinator from the ACC to replace Chip Kelly WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Ohio State and Ryan Day could be looking to the ACC to find their next offensive coordinator. His old OC, Moorehead, is also up for consideration. He's only making mid six figures at Akron. OSU can triple that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 7 Share Posted Tuesday at 07:44 PM Not the least bit worried... 2 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:31 PM The offense that really worked for osu2 in the Rose Bowl, was Chip, it did not look like anything we've seen from Stein, I doubt he's the TOP candidate for the job. Actually, with Lanning's success at hiring Coordinators, Stein to the Buckeyes might not be all bad. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 9 Share Posted 13 hours ago We're safe, tosu hired Brian Hartline from within. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasDuck No. 10 Share Posted 10 hours ago Yes! Please leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 11 Share Posted 8 hours ago He should. He is very unappreciated here by many fans. When he was asked to score a boatload of points in 2023, he did. When he was asked to do a slow roll-out with the playbook through 2024, he did. There are times when I have a great deal of difficulty adhering to my own rules. But I will.,, 1 3 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 12 Share Posted 6 hours ago Hartline just made the most sense. Osu2 was going to be hard pressed to find an OC of Chip's caliber and if Hartline wasn't promoted he would probably be looking elsewhere (Day doesn't need to lose yet another coach right now). He's been there for 7(?) years now so he's put in his time, the players and recruits know him well, and he's probably ready for the next level. That being said, even in the best scenarios replacing a coordinator is significantly disruptive. DL was really fortunate to snag Will Stein as he is very similar to Dillingham (young, dynamic, creative, similar offensive philosophy). But Day is going from one of the most experienced and successful offensive coaches in Chip to a newbie who has never called plays before. I think Osu2's offense takes a step back next season (and perhaps the season after) as Hartline learns on the job and makes mistakes like every newly promoted young person does. There's a window of opportunity there for OBD and Penn St to overtake the Buckeyes during that span. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmoduck No. 13 Share Posted 6 hours ago On 2/5/2025 at 8:16 PM, Charles Fischer said: He should. He is very unappreciated here by many fans. When he was asked to score a boatload of points in 2023, he did. When he was asked to do a slow roll-out with the playbook through 2024, he did. There are times when I have a great deal of difficulty adhering to my own rules. But I will.,, Agreed Charles. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 14 Share Posted 5 hours ago On 2/6/2025 at 12:42 AM, kirklandduck said: Hartline just made the most sense. Osu2 was going to be hard pressed to find an OC of Chip's caliber and if Hartline wasn't promoted he would probably be looking elsewhere (Day doesn't need to lose yet another coach right now). He's been there for 7(?) years now so he's put in his time, the players and recruits know him well, and he's probably ready for the next level. That being said, even in the best scenarios replacing a coordinator is significantly disruptive. DL was really fortunate to snag Will Stein as he is very similar to Dillingham (young, dynamic, creative, similar offensive philosophy). But Day is going from one of the most experienced and successful offensive coaches in Chip to a newbie who has never called plays before. I think Osu2's offense takes a step back next season (and perhaps the season after) as Hartline learns on the job and makes mistakes like every newly promoted young person does. There's a window of opportunity there for OBD and Penn St to overtake the Buckeyes during that span. Terrific comment, thanks. Hartline interviewed for the West Virginia job and was supposedly a close runner-up to Rich Rod, who finally took country roads back home to his Mountain Momma. Under Urban Meyer and for his first five seasons as the head coach Day was the play caller. He called plays for many prolific TOSU Os. I don't believe play-calling will drop off significantly. if at all. Whoever plays QB will have Smith and other excellent receivers to throw the ball to. TOSU signed two quality RBs out of the portal, one from West Virginia. In 2025, TOSU will be in the top three Blue Chip-ranked teams. Like Georgia, Ohio State only signed six players out of the portal. But Ohio State and Georgia are tied at the top of Rivals with a 3.67 average portal transfer player ranking. Penn State also signed six players out of the portal with an average ranking of 3.33, slightly ahead of OBD's 3.22. Chip had a great 4-game PO run. But he was also calling plays in the Nebraska and Michigan games and the nail-biting win at Penn State. Coaching matters. The raw material, the Jimmies, and the Joes matter more. Saint Nick at Vandy would not be the GOAT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
