CLOSE Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell discusses the hateful messages received after a loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament. Buckeye Xtra After a shocking, season-ending loss to No. 15 seed Oral Roberts in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Friday, Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell closed his eyes, put his AirPods in his ears and listened to music as the Buckeyes’ bus drove to the team hotel in Indianapolis. Around midnight, he fired up his social media accounts and saw plenty of good but also some stunningly awful comments that were too much to ignore. On Wednesday, four days after he shared the threats and vulgar insults he received after the Oral Roberts loss with the world, Liddell spoke about the experience. “I’m not the only one going through things like this,” he told reporters. “It’s better to use my voice than to stay quiet all the time. I…
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