Brian Hartline RANKS His Top 10 Ohio State WRs! | Steve Smith's Sit-down

WIDE RECEIVER U HAS ENTERED THE BUILDING. 🎯 In this massive episode, NFL legend Steve Smith Sr. and James Palmer sit down with the ultimate wide receiver guru and newly minted South Florida Head Coach, Brian Hartline. First, Steve puts Coach Hartline on the absolute hot seat, forcing him to do the impossible: Rank his Top 10 Wide Receivers from his legendary coaching tenure at Ohio State. From draft icons like Marvin Harrison Jr., Garrett Wilson, and Chris Olave, to explosive talents like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Carnell Tate, Hartline drops exclusive, behind-the-scenes tidbits on what made each of these standard-bearers special. Then, we transition to the grass. Brian opens up about his major decision to leave Columbus to take over the USF Bulls program. He explains the unique challenge of building a championship culture in Tampa, leveraging the Florida high school recruiting hotbed, and managing the modern landscape of the transfer portal. Finally, stick around for Story Time with Steve, as Hartline and Smitty take a hilarious trip down memory lane to look back at their fierce battles during their playing days in the NFL. 0:00 Brian Hartline 2:30 Head Coach Journey 6:00 WR Non-Negotiables 11:30 Transparency in the NIL Era 17:26 Building USF Program 19:30 Evaluating Jaxon Smith-Njigba 28:00 Top 10 Ohio State Wide Receivers 51:30 Value of the "X" WR 56:17 WR Evaluation Process 01:01:00 Steve's Cortland Finnegan Story #cfb #nfl #ohiostate #ohiostatefootball #southflorida