Old habits and feuds die hard. Within 24 hours of becoming South Florida’s new head coach, Brian Hartline’s old mentor-turned-rival stepped out of the shadows to clear the air once and for all.

On December 3, former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith hopped onto X to settle the long-running tension after fans kept tagging him following Hartline’s USF hire. Smith decided to end the drama in one go:

“As is social media… I’m getting mentioned and tagged a lot, so let me bring some reality to your timeline. I inherited a WR room that was outside the Top 50 in college football. We had some young talent that would end up being LEGIT.”

If you don’t know the full story, here’s a quick trip down memory lane. Zach Smith was a solid-caliber receivers coach at Ohio State back when Brian Har

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