Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said he was intrigued by the idea of using former players to mimic opposing players in practices after word got out Nick Saban was doing so down in Alabama. It seems Meyer did the research and tried to give it a shot himself by using former Ohio State wide receiver Brian Hartline on the scout team.
Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins took to Twitter to offer his compliments to the hard work ethic brought to the practice field by the former Buckeye and NFL wide receiver.
Hartline, who played with the Miami Dolphins from 2009 through 2014 and the Cleveland Browns in 2015, responded. The tweet, however, was deleted (but here’s a screen shot that was grabbed before the tweet vanished).
The tweet was likely deleted because it is an NCAA violation to promote the appearance beforehand of any former player participating in a practice. This may not be something the NCAA takes a hard look at from an investigative standpoint. If they did, it would result in nothing more than a slap on the wrist or a finger wag at best.
Clemson was using former quarterback Tajh Boyd to mimic Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett last week.