Ohio State stopped a 9 game losing streak, breaking through and finishing February on a high note, building a lead as large as 15 before fending off an Illini second half run to down visiting Illinois 72-60. In the best 40 minutes of basketball in a long time, Ohio State utilized a dominant effort in the half court defensively, forcing
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Ohio State, coming off a big home win on Saturday and looking for momentum on the road, could not get it done, falling behind as many as 17 before falling in Champaign, 69-60. The loss dropped Ohio State to 11-9 and 3-6 in conference and the win improved Illinois to 14-6 and 5-4. Ohio State, which shot just 37% from
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Last Week: The Buckeyes did what they were supposed to do against Indiana. Have seven different people score a touchdown, get the running game going again, and 5 passing touchdowns for CJ. The 56-14 win over the Hoosiers should solidify the 2nd place position in the playoff rankings clear to the end of the season. For our weekly predictions, Dave, John
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Last Week: The Windy City was windy indeed on Northwestern campus. The rain added yet another element that the players had to endure but in the end the Buckeyes once again prevailed with a 21-7 victory over the Wildcats. The press wants to punish Ohio State for not winning by 40 but in the end, they are still #2 in the
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Last Week: For those that said Ohio State could not win on the road, you can put that false notion to rest. The defeat of the Spartans once again proves this team is legit and should head into the playoffs unbeaten. Also showing strength were our staff picks, Andy Steger and Josh Watson both went 5-0 and 7 others were 4-1.
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Last Week: The Nittany Lions did not go gentle into that good night, but in the end, the Buckeyes prevailed for a 33-24 victory. The win kept them on pace with the Spartans for the East Division lead and earned them a #5 ranking in the first playoff poll of the 2021 season. Ohio State has every reason to believe
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The Ohio State Buckeye basketball team left it all on the floor, digging a 17 point hole, climbing all the way back to force overtime and even hold a lead in the overtime period, but ultimately fell short, losing to Illinois 91-88 in the Big Ten Championship. The Buckeyes came into the Big Ten tournament limping, having lost four in a
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Ohio State, looking to head into the post season with some momentum, had the ball and a four point lead with under 4 minutes to play, but 4th ranked Illinois finished the game on a 9-0 run to come away with a 73-68 win over Ohio State in Columbus. The loss dropped Ohio State to 18-8 and 12-8 in the conference
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Last Week: Last week was miserable for every Buckeye fan so let’s just move on to this week. Two of our 5 games were cancelled and everyone that participated in picks for our staff went 3-0, so not a lot of movement in our standings. The playoff committee has not punished the Buckeyes yet for this but we will see
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