Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, Brian Hartline, took the head-coaching job at South Florida a couple of weeks ago. The move normally would’ve hit Ryan Day’s staff hard. But OSU’s offensive stumble against Indiana in the Big Ten Championship accelerated the backlash and pushed Hartline toward the exit. Now, as per Day, the 39-year-old may stay through the playoffs, and he stands to earn a sizable bonus thanks to OSU’s No. 2 playoff berth.

Ohio State’s Big Ten title-game appearance and at-large playoff spot will give Ryan Day and 13 staff members a combined $4.3 million in bonuses. Brian Hartline ranks second on the list at $400,000, just behind Matt Patricia.

He still qualifies for extra bonuses even though he’s heading out, because of the team’s dominant performance. The payout only

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