I am an OSU fan but will admit Cignetti has done a remarkable job of quickly putting together a winning program taking advantage of NIL, transfers , and university support. Indiana may not have the star quality players but their starting 22 has no weak links and play at a level higher than talent level. Given OSU will have a bit of an emotional let down after beating Michigan and given the news of Brian Hartline leaving, a toss up game will swing to Indiana by 10 points.
There is not one unit on the football field where IU has an advantage over OSU....you can argue the QB and secondary are equal but OSU has a major talent advantage on both sides of the line of scrimmage...the IU LB’s are good. The OSU LB’s??? NFL level game changers...
And i love Cignetti...
From the get go this season, I have considered Ohio State as having a rebuilding year. Do you remember how many players we lost to the pros last year?
It will be a miracle if we can continue pulling out wins now that the playoff season of college football is upon us. OSU has weaknesses. Have we learned enough and are we healthy enough to make it through the playoffs?
Time will tell.
That is a surprising choice.
In Florida - he has to recruit against Miami, FSU, and UF.
Border States - recruit against University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, and Auburn.
Might be a career suicide mission.