13 Ohio State coaching candidates to replace Thad Matta, grouped by plausibility

The Buckeyes need a new coach. They're probably not getting a huge name right now, but all's not lost. Thad Matta is out as Ohio State's head men's basketball coach. He spent the last 13 years in that job and went 337-123, with two Final Four appearances and a handful of Big Ten championships (regular season and tournament) mixed in. Matta was brilliant in Columbus for a time. He made all but one NCAA tournament between 2006 and 2015, and he made the Buckeyes a hub for elite recruits. But Matta'...