Ohio State Coach Appeared To Break NCAA Rule With No. 1 Recruit Jeremiah Smith

With the early signing period just around the corner, No. 1 recruit Jeremiah Smith, an Ohio State pledge, is still being pursued by local schools Florida State and Miami. During his recent High School Championship Game, Brian Hartline, the Buckeyes WR coach and star recruiter, was apparently in attendance for the game.

However, it’s now been alleged that the two had contact again on Friday (as shown in the picture) which is an NCAA violation. As a coach, Hartline is allowed to have once-a-week contact with Smith, which occurred on Thursday. Any second in-person visit in a week is an NCAA violation.  

Smith was rocking FSU gloves to his Championship Game and  is also scheduled to have an official visit to Florida State this weekend. Smith also had an interesting ‘comment’ about where he was committed.

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