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Matta knows the task at hand

Associated Press

Friday, July 9, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This time, Thad Matta came into the arena through the front door. Two days after sneaking in a rear door at Value City Arena before he interviewed for the job, the former Xavier coach was introduced Friday as Ohio State's new coach. He takes over a team shaken by the sudden firing of coach Jim O'Brien for giving money to a recruit and a program under NCAA investigation. After telling Matta "you are a new Buckeye," Ohio State president Karen Holbrook challenged him to improve ...

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