It's one thing for pundits to call a game a “must-win,” it's another for an actual member of a given team to say it.
That's how star shooting guard Roddy Gayle Jr. referred to Ohio State's game against Penn State on Saturday in his meeting with the media Friday, and it makes sense given the Buckeyes' current three-game skid and tough looming conference schedule ahead.
Holtmann didn't go so far as to call the contest a must-win for his team but did review the strengths of a Penn State team that handed the Buckeyes their first conference loss of the year on Dec.