Chris Holtmann, not too long ago, coached in the state of Indiana, so he doesn't need a reminder about the passion for the Hoosiers.
Therefore, he probably also has an accurate idea of how those a couple hundred miles west of Columbus took their team's home losses to Ohio State in the past couple years. Saturday afternoon, the Buckeyes will try to steal another victory in Bloomington in a game featuring a pair of struggling teams.
“I think (they’re) a highly, highly motivated group, for sure,” Holtmann said. “I don't think there's any question about that. Obviously we're coming off a couple losses.