Butler’s Chris Holtmann Favorite To Land Ohio State Job

After Fred Hoiberg and Greg McDermott were believed to be the favorites to land at Ohio State (both reportedly turned the job down), ESPN’s Jeff Goldman is reporting that Butler’s Chris Holtmann is now ‘the guy:’

Butler’s Chris Holtmann has emerged as the frontrunner for the Ohio State job, sources told ESPN.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 9, 2017

No team meeting has been called yet at Butler, but things appear far down the road with Ohio St and Chris Holtmann

— Brian Snow (@BSnow247) June 9, 2017

Holtmann, who took over for Brad Stevens after the 2014 season, took the Bulldogs to a NCAA tournament in each of his three seasons.