COLUMBUS — As Ohio State aims to win the Big Ten for the fifth consecutive season, the Buckeyes face perhaps their most compelling back-to-back tests amid that stretch during the next two weeks.
No. 4 Ohio State hosts No. 7 Michigan State on Saturday and travels to No. 6 Michigan next week. The results of those games will determine the Big Ten East champion and will be expected to yield a playoff bid.
Ryan Day is in his third full-time season as Ohio State’s coach, he’s 32-3 overall and has yet to lose a league game.