Being No. 1 not biggest priority for Buckeyes

From: AP via LancastEagleGazette.com -

COLUMBUS — The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes were on the bus ride home from the airport after Wednesday night’s victory at Michigan. The TV sets in the luxury coach were tuned to No. 1 Duke’s game at Florida State.

Yet there was no celebration when the Blue Devils lost 66-61. Mostly there was silence.

“There wasn’t one word said,” coach Thad Matta said Friday. “Maybe it was 11:30 at night, but these guys were kind of like, ‘Hey, what are we going to do to beat Penn State?’ as they got off the bus. That’s what I love about this team.”

An odd mix of mostly seniors and freshmen, the Buckeyes don’t have ascending to No. 1 — they could get there by beating Penn State at home today — as a priority.

“It’s early in the season,” said David Lighty, Ohio State’s sage veteran, shrugging his shoulders. “We’re 17-0 but there’s still a long way to go. We’re kind of looking at the bigger picture. I don’t think it’s something that’s getting to us. And that’s a good thing.”

Lighty has been there before, to put……

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