COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – As gaudy as that 22-0 record is for top-ranked Ohio State, the Buckeyes aren’t thinking they possess a secret formula that no one else has.
Coach Thad Matta says the keys are hard work, defense and teamwork – the mainstays of most quality teams.
Heading into a home game on Thursday against rival Michigan, the Buckeyes (22-0, 9-0 Big Ten) have matched the second-best start in the program’s 112 years. A win over the Wolverines (13-9, 3-6), and the only standard left is the 27-0 run by the 1961-62 Buckeyes of Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek.
These Buckeyes have won big, like in an 87-64 rout of then-No. 12 Purdue last week. But they’ve also won tight games, such as Saturday’s 58-57 escape at Northwestern
Ahead lie several major tests.
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