One more easier opponent remains for Ohio State before a five-game stretch of high-majors that should provide early intel about where the Buckeyes stand.
Jake Diebler's squad plays 1-5 Mount Saint Mary's on Tuesday, though that record isn't making the coach approach the game any lighter. Especially after the Mountaineers nearly upset Maryland last Wednesday. But following that contest, Ohio State's next five fixtures are at Pitt, at Northwestern, No. 13 Illinois at home and neutral site games with West Virginia and No. 16 North Carolina.
Diebler is currently loving the approach of a group he feels has more experience and chemistry than his bunch last year.