Speculation was abound on Jan. 10 when No. 19 Ohio State (12-4, 5-2) announced that they’d be adding a home game to the schedule for the following Tuesday, a direct result of losing three games — two of them at home — when several players caught COVID-19 in December. Some fans wanted to see No. 12 Kentucky come to the Schottenstein Center, others were hoping it was an in-state opponent, like Dayton, Ohio, or Cincinnati. Instead, the Buckeyes got IUPUI (1-15, 0-6).
The Jaguars — hailing from the Horizon League — are simply not a good basketball team.