Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff wants to make the Buckeyes among the top programs in women’s basketball. He knows that means facing the game’s very best. McGuff, in his third season at Ohio State, has his team on a stretch most coaches wouldn’t think of doing. It started Friday night with the sixth-ranked Buckeyes falling 88-80 at No. 2 South Carolina. Next up is the home opener — against three-time defending champion and No. 1 team, Connecticut. Ohio State plays No. 13 Texas A&M on Nov. 28 and heads to Notre Dame for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 2. To recap, that’s three of last season’s Final Four teams in three weeks. Good luck. To McGuff, it’s part of the process to being the best. …
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