The nation is taking notice of what is happening in Columbus.
Ohio State secured its 10th win in the past 11 games on Thursday night, and on Friday afternoon head coach Chris Holtmann was named one of the 15 late-season Naismith Coach of the Year candidates.
The other candidates are Belmont's Casey Alexander, Drake's Darian DeVries, Baylor's Scott Drew, USC's Andy Enfield, Gonzaga's Mark Few, Florida State's Leonard Hamilton, Michigan's Juwan Howard, West Virginia's Bob Huggins, Oklahoma's Lon Kruger, Loyola-Chicago's Porter Moser, Alabama's Nate Oats, Houston's Kelvin Sampson, Texas' Shaka Smith and Virginia Tech's Mike Young.