Ohio State earned marquee non-conference wins over Cincinnati, Villanova, and North Carolina before Big Ten play, and it'll have the chance to earn a couple more versus West Virginia and Kentucky in a few weeks.
But this weekend, Big Ten play starts.
As part of the expanded conference schedule, each Big Ten team plays two games against conference foes in December before fully delving into league play in early January. The Buckeyes' first challenger will be Penn State at noon on Saturday.
“(Penn State is) certainly playing as well as any team we've played all year, Chris Holtmann said.