June 25, 2026

What do the stats show is ailing Ohio State in the final minutes of losses this season?


Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Ohio State assistant Mike Netti talks streak, Iowa game and more Ohio State assistant coach Mike Netti talks losing streak, Iowa game and more in this Jan. 20, 2023 press conference. Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch LINCOLN, Neb. – Ohio State has never had a losing streak like this. Yes, the Buckeyes have had lengthy stretches without wins. Go back to Jim O’Brien’s first season, when the 1997-98 Buckeyes went from Dec. 22 through February 21 without a win while sputtering through a 17-game losing streak. But included in there, once every couple of games, was a blowout loss – a 27-point defeat to New Mexico State, an 18-point loss to Michigan, a 32-point loss to Purdue. This team, though, hasn’t had an out-and-out clunker like that. For as damaging as each loss has been to NCAA Tournament hopes and program morale, the Buckeyes have…

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