Nationally, few teams have experienced a rise quite like Ohio Stateâs. The Buckeyes entered the 2020-21 season ranked 23rd in the nation by Associated Press top-25 voters, sandwiched between UCLA and Rutgers. Big Ten reporters projected the Buckeyes would finish seventh within the conference, per an unofficial poll conducted by The Athletic and the Columbus Dispatch. Questions popped up about how the team would fare while integrating numerous new players after losing Kaleb Wesson, Andre Wesson, Luther Muhammad, Alonzo Gaffney and DJ Carton. Some wondered whether the offseason attrition spoke to a larger issue within the program. Internally, however, Ohio State coaches and staffers felt confident in the team now ranked No. 4 in the country with a 17-4 overall record and 11-4 mark within the Big Ten. End-of-year performance reviews of people within the program after the 2019-20 season â obtained by