It’s no disgrace losing on the road in the Big Ten this season. It’s happened to the best teams in the league, the middle-tier teams and, of course, the lower-echelon teams. Before Saturday, road teams were just 6-38 in league play. So, losing away from home isn’t an indictment. Not playing hard, not being prepared for the challenge, not responding to adversity…that’s a different story. And that’s the unfortunate story of Ohio State’s trip to Penn State on Saturday. The Buckeyes had to know how eager the Lions would be for a chunk of flesh. Penn State had lost three straight on the heels of a five-game winning streak that dated to a 106-74 loss in Columbus in early December. There are dark alleys with terrified screams emanating from them that are more inviting than the Bryce Jordan Center, but the Buckeyes turned a blind eye and ear to the…
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