Ohio State entered the season with minimal expectations for the second season in a row. Keita Bates-Diop left early for the NBA, and Jae’Sean Tate, Andrew Dakich and Kam Williams graduated, leaving a notable void in the team’s lineup. The Buckeyes have made everything look so absurdly easy, though, despite suffering so many key losses. They have an 8-1 record, including road wins against Cincinnati and Creighton, and are ranked No. 15 in the country. Here are nine things we have learned in the first month of the season. Stop Doubting Chris Holtmann Maybe everyone should have learned to do this after last season’s second-place Big Ten finish. For the second straight year, though, most people picked Ohio State to either finish in the middle of the Big Ten or near the bottom. Everyone had reason to make those projections. The Buckeyes lost a ton of talent, including the Big Ten…
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