Just about everyone in Ohio is ready to turn the page on January after a ridiculous stretch of snowy, frigid weather. Chris Holtmann’s basketball Buckeyes endured a January cold snap of their own as they dropped six of seven games during the month, capped by a blowout loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor, bringing their Big Ten record to a disappointing 3-6. But the calendar has now flipped to February and with the new month comes a stretch of four winnable games over the next two weeks, giving the Buckeyes – currently a 10-seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology – a real chance to pile up some much needed victories. Ohio State’s next four opponents – Rutgers, Penn State, @Indiana, Illinois – boast a combined 9-31 record in league action. The potentially-friendly stretch kicks off tomorrow at noon as Holtmann’s squad hosts a 4-6 Rutgers outfit that handed the Buckeyes a road loss in game two of…
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