COLUMBUS, Ohio — Inside the Ohio State football practice facility at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center hangs a giant red banner that reads “The Edge.” It’s kind of cheesy, as motivational tactics tend to appear to outsiders. Inside that building, though, it means a lot: Get to the edge and jump, be your best self, have an edge, a toughness, don’t get out-worked, fight — not matter what. Maybe Thad Matta can borrow it for a while? Unlikely. But Matta’s Ohio State basketball team needs to find an edge, something to get out of this 0-4 start to Big Ten play that appeared to weigh heavily on the Buckeyes in a blowout loss to Wisconsin on Thursday night. An 0-5 Big Ten start can’t happen, must be avoided at all cost. Ohio State needs to become a tougher basketball team, and fast, because Matta’s 11-year streak of winning at least…
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