The location had not changed, but the view had. Wednesday morning, as he had dozens of times throughout the prior men’s college basketball season, Chris Holtmann held a virtual press conference from inside his office at Value City Arena. On every other occasion, the Ohio State coach had been seated at his desk, with commemorative basketballs and various awards hanging behind him. This time, in the first media availability since the abrupt end to the 2020-21 season at the hands of Oral Roberts, Holtmann turned the camera toward the far wall of his recently renovated office. Behind him was the wooden wall, the one with the Ohio State logo worked into it that is frequently the backdrop for photos with recruits while on visits. It’s a new season. “As gutting as that final game was, the challenge for me has been making sure our guys understand they did put themselves in…
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