These days, Ohio State doesn’t have enough healthy players to play five-on-five with its team in practice, and it has struggled mightily on the road.
Yet when the No. 23 Buckeyes (18-9, 8-8 Big Ten) stroll into Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thursday for a nighttime matchup with the Cornhuskers, they’ll be the clear favorites. While they just beat Maryland on Sunday, Nebraska hasn’t won a game since Jan. 7. Fred Hoiberg’s team is currently riding a 12-game losing streak.
Still, because of the injuries – Kyle Young is a game-time decision with a high ankle sprain – and issues playing away from the Schottenstein Center, the mid-week showdown against a team currently ranked second-to-last in the Big Ten might be a tad bit more dangerous than those in Columbus would hope.