The flipping of calendars from January to February is about to become an annual holiday in the Chris Holtmann household.
A year ago, the Buckeyes won their first three games of February after going 1-6 in the first month of the year. This season, they experienced another turnaround, except it was even more remarkable. Ohio State again scuffled to a 2-5 record in January, only to go 8-2 in the next 10 games.
Holtmann, in his nine years as a head coach, admitted after his team beat Michigan that he hasn’t seen anything like it.
“I don't think I've been a part of one this significant where you've seen such a dramatic turnaround,” Holtmann said a week ago.