Brian Hartline is infusing some more Buckeye flavor to his first coaching staff at South Florida.
The former Ohio State wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator, now head coach of the Bulls, has hired former Buckeye wide receiver K.J. Hill as an offensive analyst and offensive lineman Toby Wilson as an assistant offensive line coach.
Hill set Ohio State's career receptions record, since broken by Emeka Egbuka, across a five-year career with the Buckeyes. Hill collected 201 receptions for 2,332 yards and 20 touchdowns in total, his biggest season being his redshirt junior campaign in 2018, when he posted 70 receptions for 885 yards and six scores. His final two seasons coincided with Hartline's first two as OSU's receivers coach.
A seventh-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Hill played two seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Chargers, collecting 10 receptions for 103 yards. He was a member of the practice squad for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024. Now, he'll try his hand at the coaching profession. Hill will help coach South Florida's receivers in his offensive analyst role.
Wilson is the son of former Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson and played for the Buckeyes for four seasons after walking on to the team in 2021. He served a depth role during his entire career, playing 12 snaps as a senior in 2024. He'll work as an offensive line assistant under USF offensive line coach Mike Sollenne, who worked as an assistant offensive line coach at OSU from 2022 through 2024.
All of them are working under the umbrella of new South Florida offensive coordinator Tim Beck, himself a former Ohio State quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer from 2015 through 2016.
