Sixty days removed from the Buckeyes 2024 baseball opener, here's a look at the early games in West - warm weather, hot competition, and a revelation of just how far they've come in a year under the new regime.

Ryan Day's reputation for developing quarterbacks took a hit this season, so he's determined to find an offensive leader for 2024 who is up to the task...and his standards.

The Buckeyes use defense (above) and 60% shooting in the first half to jump out to a fast start, then withstood a record-setting scoring performance before turning Minnesota away at the end. OSU opens Big Ten play with an 84-74 win over the Gophers.

The throw...Kyle McCord ponders his final pass of the game, and later admitted, "I didn't get enough on it." Michigan's Rod Moore intercepted to seal Michigan's 30-24 win. Read Jeff Gilbert in Sunday's Press Pros.

Some point, counter-point over who wins Saturday's showdown with TTUN. Buckeye beat writer Jeff Gilbert and publisher Sonny Fulks make sense of Ohio State-Michigan in Friday Press Pros.