As Ohio State has turned its season around, it has done so almost exclusively at home.
It picked up an impressive road win at Michigan a month ago. Yet throughout the most recent 10-game stretch that includes eight wins, only two other victories came away from the Schottenstein Center, and they happened against Northwestern and Nebraska, the Big Ten’s bottom feeders.
The Buckeyes aren’t alone, either. The majority of teams within the conference have had issues on the road. Illinois, though, which Ohio State plays host to on Thursday evening, has somewhat bucked the trend, picking up five road wins in the past two months.