Well, that didn’t take long. Either in clock time or coaching tenure.
It took Ohio State only a few minutes to dispose of Illinois 117-74 on Sunday in the Buckeyes’ final regular-season home game. So efficient was the drubbing that two Buckeyes — Ameryst Alston (39 points) and Kelsey Mitchell (35) — would have taken the Illini to overtime by themselves.
Likewise, it has only taken a few seasons for coach Kevin McGuff to turn the Buckeyes into one of the top teams in the nation. Ohio State (23-4) is ranked No. 5 in the polls and would be the No.