LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team is set to take on Ohio State in this year’s CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, Dec. 18. In an email to Spectrum News 1, UK Athletics confirmed the site has not yet been determined. The Wildcats and the Buckeyes will face off after the UCLA-UNC game, which is slated for 3 p.m. ET that day. Kentucky was originally slated to take on North Carolina this season, but due to COVID-19 testing protocols, the teams met last season. The Wildcats will instead take on the Buckeyes in this year’s edition of the annual event. December’s tip-off will mark the eighth straight season of the CBS Sports Classic. UNC boasts a 5-2 record in the event. Ohio State is 4-3, Kentucky is 3-4 and UCLA is 2-5. The Buckeyes are coming off a 21-10 season with Chris Holtmann in his fifth season…
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