Ten days ago, Ohio State secured its first-top-25 road Big Ten win in nearly three years when it went to Piscataway and upset then-No. 15 Rutgers. Four days later, it held off a late charge from Northwestern to secure a 10-point victory that led head coach Chris Holtmann to say it was the “most proud” he’d been of his team all season. About 72 hours passed before the Buckeyes headed to Champaign, Illinois, and knocked off then-No. 14 Illinois by six points.
Three games, three big wins.
Purdue, Ohio State’s next opponent, knows a little about that life.