Indiana Rewind, Brian Hartline Leaving OSU, and More

Indiana Rewind, Brian Hartline Leaving OSU, and More

From Silver Bullets Podcast by Michael Citro & Chip Minnich

December 9, 2025 · 1h 1m · Episode 212

About this episode

The episode discusses Ohio State's unexpected loss to Indiana in the Big Ten championship and the implications of Brian Hartline's departure.

A week after we praised Ohio State for being Ohio State in The Game, the Buckeyes decided to play very unlike themselves in a 13-10 Big Ten championship game loss to Indiana. The defense did well to hold the Hoosiers’ high-powered offense to 13 points despite Kenyatta Jackson being tackled seemingly on every play, but the OSU offense didn’t do normal things in the red zone, or even things that had been successful there more often than not. There were no C.J. Donaldson runs, no Lincoln Kienholz package, and no quick passes to take advantage of perimeter matchups. Instead, we got slow-developing routes out of heavy tight end packages, one lousy Bo Jackson rush attempt, a missed field goal, and an unfortunate slip on what otherwise would have been a first-and-goal. We got an attempted fourth-down conversion at a time the Buckeyes should have kicked and a shanked kick when the Buckeyes probably should have gone for it. We break down a frustratingly preventable loss, check back on our picks to click, and review our score predictions to see how close we came (we did not come close). It was the end of a week full of distractions, and we’ll never know if they did or did not affect the…

Topics covered

  • Ohio State football
  • Big Ten championship
  • Brian Hartline
  • coaching changes

Keywords

  • Buckeyes
  • Kenyatta Jackson
  • C.J. Donaldson
  • Lincoln Kienholz
  • coaching changes

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Places: Miami, Georgia

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