June 19, 2026

Ohio State’s struggles were forecasted before the Big Ten season truly started

“But this season was always supposed to be a struggle. It should honestly come as no surprise that it’s now become one, especially since Holtmann was already offering some warnings back in December when his team was still riding a winning streak that rude awakenings were coming in Big Ten play and potentially in tests like the one at No. 5 Michigan on Tuesday night.” — Austin Ward | Letterman Row Even though the Ohio State Buckeyes opened their season on fire, the inevitable was going to happen: a cold streak. Or, better yet, a return to the mean. Yes, the Bucks got big wins against Creighton and Cincinnati in the early part of the season, but the loss against Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten challenged showed the deficiencies this team possessed. And it wasn’t long after that loss that things started to fall apart. While it took time for…

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