COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery is coming back. It remains to be seen if No. 3 Ohio State’s swagger returns, too. McCaffery’s one-game suspension for his blow-up with the officials in a loss at No. 4 Wisconsin this week is behind him. He’ll be on the sideline when his 20th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes travel to play the Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon.
Iowa has already rebounded from that loss to the Badgers, routing Northwestern 93-67 on Thursday. Now eyes will be trained on the Buckeyes to see if they can rally after suffering their first loss of the season, a 72-68 overtime defeat at No. 5 Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Ohio State’s players and coach Thad Matta realize they cannot afford a second straight slip.