Ohio State needs to improve in many ways to be an NCAA Tournament team again. Former Centerville star Gabe Cupps (above) is one of the transfers Jake Diebler is depending on in a program looking for players that can impact winning in many ways.
His resignation from coaching surprised no one who really knew him, and Spencer Cordonnier will not be far away. Men like him never are, which is why Russia basketball will be such a plum job for his replacement.
A strong start by Jake Michalak, a first inning home run by Lee Ellis, and an early 3-0 lead proved not to be enough. The Buckeyes drop the series finale and to 14 games under .500 with a 6-4 Sunday loss to Minnesota.
The quarterbacks showed how they've progressed, Julian Sayin might have taken the lead in the battle for the job, and Ryan Day continues to express urgency to get his team ready for Texas.
