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                                                                  Exhibit 23 (c)




                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated January 18, 2001 in Pre-effective amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-11 and related Prospectus of The Huntington
National Bank for the registration of 2,000,000 shares of its Noncumulative
Exchangeable Perpetual Preferred Securities.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Columbus, Ohio
August 13, 2001