Ohio State was just selected to participate in its ninth National Invitational Tournament. It’s not what Buckeye fans wanted from this transition season, but at this point, it’s all we have left. We might as well enjoy it. After this, only a brief oasis of spring football exists to break up the oblivion that awaits us from the last second of the hoops season until kickoff this fall.
No one wants their team to go to the NIT, because obviously it means their beloved squad missed the big dance. But, historically, is the NIT a springboard for something more?