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Two former Ohio State football players hired by Brian Hartline at USF

Story byPhil Harrison, Buckeyes WireSat, January 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC·1 min readWhen former Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline was hired by USF, you had a feeling that there would be a little Scarlet and Gray flavor to his roster and coaching staff. So far, that's what we've seen with a couple of transfer additions from OSU to South Florida, and now, it appears the coaching staff is taking shape with some continued OSU flair. On Friday, it was announced that former Ohio State players KJ Hill and Toby Wilson have been added to the USF staff by Hartline. Hill is being hired as an offensive analyst, while Wilson, the son of former OSU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, will act as an assistant offensive line coach. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHill was a receiver for the Buckeyes from 2015 to 2019, once becoming the program's all-time receptions leader before that record was broken by Emeka Egbuka.

Two former Ohio State football players hired by Brian Hartline at USF

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Key Highlights

  • He straddled wide receiver coaches with Hartline becoming his position coach during his last two seasons. Wilson came to OSU as a walk-on and was always used in a reserve role all four years he was in the Scarlet and Gray from 2021 through 2024.
  • Wilson and Hill will work under offensive coordinator Tim Beck, himself a former Ohio State assistant coach. All of this news is very interesting to see take shape, and it'll be interesting to see if Hartline can replicate a similar culture that he was a part of in Columbus.
  • We, of course, wish Hartline great success at USF, aside from anytime that it would negatively impact what Ohio State is doing on the field. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementContact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly ) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion.
  • Follow Phil Harrison on X. This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Two former Ohio State players added to USF staff by Brian Hartline.
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