With the first week of conference play in the books, Ohio State head coach Thad Matta joined the 13 other Big Ten men's basketball coaches Monday for the first of what will be weekly teleconferences.
Matta led the Buckeyes to a 75-73 victory against Illinois Sunday night in Columbus, their sixth straight victory. Ohio State sits at 2-0 in Big Ten play before back-to-back road games at Northwestern Wednesday and Indiana Sunday.
How his players will respond when they leave the friendly confines of Columbus for the first time in Big Ten play has Matta intrigued.
"We've got a lot of challenges ahead of us," Matta said.