Ohio State Hosts St. Francis For First Home Game in 17 Days

For the past two-and-a-half weeks, Ohio State has been all over the country. Literally.

The Buckeyes played three games in Maui before a road trip to Durham, North Carolina, on Wednesday, and they’ve taken some lumps along their travels. Ohio State suffered its first two losses of the season in the past four games, albeit both to top-20 teams, and hasn’t played at the Schottenstein Center in a full 17 days.

That changes at noon Saturday as the Buckeyes return home with their sights set on a bounceback performance against a St. Francis program they’re favored to beat by 26.5 points.

“First of all, just being able to get our sleeping pattern back on schedule to where guys are accustomed to their…