Nebraska-Ohio St. Preview (The Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — – Ohio State’s Deshaun Thomas talks of the impending conference season as if it’s a series of hand-to-hand battles. In a way, maybe it is. ”Right now it’s just all about the Big Ten,” said the Buckeyes’ and league’s leading scorer after his team’s 87-44 win over Chicago State on Saturday. ”Every night is going to be a fight night and everybody is going to compete.” It’s time for Ohio State to open play in the rough, rugged – and talented – Big Ten. The Buckeyes (10-2) host Nebraska (9-4) on Wednesday night. There will be little time to take a breath until they close the regular season with a home game on March 10 against Illinois. It’s also the dawn of a new segment of the season for the Cornhuskers and first-year coach Tim Miles. He inherits a team that went 4-14 in league play last season former coach…

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