COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann will be interested to see how the 15th-ranked Buckeyes start Saturday’s home game against mid-major opponent Bucknell after a 10-day break for final exams. “You are always anxious as a coach coming off a 10- or 11-day layoff,” he said Friday. “You’re worried about rust and conditioning. There will always be a significant layoff around finals because of how important that time is.” The Buckeyes (8-1) won two in a row before the downtime, beating Big Ten opponents Minnesota and Illinois after their lone loss to Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Sophomore forward Kyle Young is as curious as Holtmann to see how the players respond. “We have to be ourselves,” Young told reporters. “We have to come out and play the same game we’ve been playing. We can’t be lackadaisical. We have to pick up where we left off. I…
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