News Category: Ohio St. Buckeyes

Indiana looking for fewer miscues when it battles Ohio State

Indiana coach Mike Woodson has a message for the Hoosiers ahead of their Saturday night Big Ten game in Bloomington, Ind., against Ohio State: Fix it. The Hoosiers absorbed their first conference loss Wednesday night at Nebraska, where they coughed up a season-high 19 turnovers in an 86-70 defeat. The Cornhuskers converted those mistakes into 27 points and led by as many as 20 points in the second half. “You’re not going to beat anybody

West Virginia coming together as it faces Ohio State

West Virginia feels it is beginning to jell after a disjointed start to the season and will put that theory to test against Ohio State on Saturday in Cleveland. The Mountaineers are 5-7 under interim first-year coach Josh Eilert despite not having a full roster for any game. They will be close to full strength against the Buckeyes (10-2), who defeated New Orleans 78-36 on Dec. 21 with starting center Felix Okpara and head coach

Jordan Johnson, New Orleans out to upset Ohio State

Ohio State righted itself against UCLA and hopes to carry that momentum into its home game against New Orleans on Thursday. The Buckeyes (9-2) defeated the Bruins 67-60 in Atlanta on Saturday, a week after blowing an 18-point second half lead in an 83-80 loss at Penn State. “Our guys were not too dismayed by a loss. They know it’s a long season and you can’t get too high or too low,” Ohio State coach

Ohio State aims to stay focused in clash vs. UCLA

Either Ohio State or UCLA will rebound from a tough loss when they clash in Atlanta on Saturday. The young Bruins (5-3) were in a tight contest at Villanova last Saturday before the Wildcats went on a late run to propel them to a 65-56 victory. Ohio State (8-2) was cruising toward what would have been its eighth straight win last Saturday but blew an 18-point lead in the second half to drop an 83-80

Ohio State puts 7-game win streak up against Penn State

Ohio State seeks its eighth straight win when the Buckeyes return to conference play Saturday against Penn State in University Park, Pa. The Buckeyes (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Miami (Ohio) 84-64 on Wednesday after defeating Minnesota 84-74 in their Big Ten opener three days earlier. It would have been easy for the Buckeyes to look past their in-state opponent with the Nittany Lions looming, but Ohio State guard Evan Mahaffey said coach Chris Holtmann

Streaking Ohio State not looking past Miami (OH)

Ohio State will take a brief interlude from Big Ten play and look to extend its six-game winning streak against visiting Miami (OH) on Wednesday night in Columbus. The Buckeyes (7-1) defeated Minnesota 84-74 on Sunday in their conference opener. After playing the RedHawks (4-3), they will return to league action Saturday at Penn State before playing their final three nonconference games to finish December. “They’re going to be tough, well-prepared, well-coached, ready to come

Ohio State, Minnesota open Big Ten schedule on positive notes

Ohio State has yet to play a Big Ten game this season, but forward Jamison Battle, in his first season with the Buckeyes, already knows the feeling of winning a conference matchup in Columbus. That’s because Battle spent the past two seasons playing for Minnesota, which plays at Ohio State (6-1) in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Sunday. The Golden Gophers won 70-67 last season in their most recent visit when Battle

Ohio State faces Central Michigan, looks to stay hot

Ohio State hopes to carry momentum from a championship weekend into its home game against Central Michigan on Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes (5-1) won the Emerald Coast Classic with an 86-56 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday in Niceville, Fla., after defeating then-No. 17 Alabama 92-81 the previous night. Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was happy the returnees from last season’s team that went 16-19 earned some hardware. “When you play in