Ohio State’s neutral site game with No. 2 Auburn will be played on familiar soil for Bruce Thornton.
For the second time in his Buckeye career, the star point guard returns home for a game. Thornton grew up a quick 40-minute drive from Atlanta, where Saturday's matchup occurs, in Alpharetta, Georgia, and he’ll get his chance to show out before a smattering of familiar faces in the crowd. But for the team’s sake, as usual, he remains even-keeled.
“I expect him to play well,” Jake Diebler said on Thursday. “Whether we're in Atlanta or Columbus or really anywhere, I expect him to play well.