8 GEN 2021 · Well, it was not the Buckeyes best week when it comes to the hardwood. Sunday afternoon they suffered a seventeen point loss at the hands of the ginormous Liam Robbins and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. On top of that Ohio State was set to have a get right game against the Penn State Nittany Lions but then a COVID-19 outbreak in Happy Valley shut that game down. Finally, the Buckeyes lost senior guard C.J. Walker to a hand injury that has him out indefinitely.
Regardless, Matt and Mick gave their break down of the Minnesota loss, the impact of Walker’s injury, and how Liam Robbins outburst could be a sign of what is to come in Big Ten play. Ohio State does travel to Rutgers on Saturday to fast the Scarlet Knights so Matt and Mick also previewed that game.
To finish up the episode Mick broke down how the Buckeyes can solve their big man problems in the 2021 class or even the transfer portal. He recapped recent recruiting trips to see 2023 point guards Lawrent Rice and Gabe Cupps. And with the Wrestling Bucks set to take the mats this both they also previewed what is to come for with wrestle offs taking place on Saturday. It was a short yet somber episode of Anything but Football hopefully next week will be better for the Buckeyes.
Anything but Football is hosted by Buckeye Scoop insiders Matt Goldman and Mick Walker. It is also a part of the Buckeye Scoop radio network.