Xavier coach Travis Steele may have some inside information on how to handle No. 19 Ohio State when the Buckeyes visit the Musketeers on Thursday. Whether he goes to the source is another question. His brother, John Groce, is head coach of Akron, which lost 67-66 to Ohio State in the Zips’ season opener on Nov. 9 when Zed Key made a layup at the buzzer. The problem for Steele is that Groce and Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann also have a brotherly like relationship. “This one is unique because he was college teammates with Chris Holtmann at Taylor University so they’re very close as well,” Steele told WKRC-TV on Monday. “We all try to just be careful of mixing it in together.” Holtmann and Groce were in the Taylor backcourt together for the 1992-93 season. Steele said he would probably wait until after he and Xavier (2-0) face Ohio…
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