A coach always knows when his team is on a roll, because the inherent perfectionism of the profession is such that those occasions happen very rarely. Chris Holtmann pondered Ohio State’s recent success the other day and thought back to when he’s found himself in a comfortable place like his Buckeyes have been since late January, winning eight of 10 Big Ten games to rescue their season from the brink of disaster. As he flipped through the pages of the Rolodex in his mind, faces and teams flashed before Holtmann for comparison — good times from his career at Gardner-Webb and Butler and even his first two seasons at OSU. “I have been a part of some turnarounds since January, but I don’t think I’ve been a part of one this significant, where you’ve seen such a dramatic turnaround,” he said. “After the season, we’ll sit down and try to figure…
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