Mike Hartline

Biography

Mike Hartline joined Brian Hartline's first South Florida staff in December of 2025 as quarterbacks coach. In his 11th season of coaching – with FBS stops at Ohio State, Cincinnati, Auburn, Charlotte and Coastal Carolina – the former University of Kentucky quarterback (2006-10) came to South Florida after spending the 2025 season as an offensive analyst at his alma mater. A three-year starting quarterback at Kentucky who passed for 5,680 yards and 38 touchdowns for the Wildcats, Hartline has worked with quarterbacks at four of his previous coaching stops and was the pass game coordinator at Charlotte during the 2023 season. During his four-year career as a quarterback at the University of Kentucky (2006-10), Hartline threw for 5,680 yards and 38 touchdowns and guided the Wildcats to three straight victories over rival Louisville from 2008-10, making him the only quarterback in Governor's Cup history to be the starter in three consecutive wins. After his collegiate career, he had stints in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts in 2011 and New England Patriots in 2012.