Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Ohio State’s Chris Holtmann after beating Alabama A&M Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann’s full press conference after a win against Alabama A&M on Dec. 29, 2022. Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch The start of the preseason brought the return of a phrase not used by Chris Holtmann in several years. It was four years earlier, on a team expecting contributions from multiple highly rated freshmen, that the Ohio State coach described his task of “normalizing struggle” to be paramount while trying to guide E.J. Liddell, D.J. Carton and Alonzo Gaffney through the 2019-20 season. The postseason was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic, Liddell grew into a two-time all-Big Ten player and Carton and Gaffney ultimately transferred. In other words, the results were a bit of a mixed bag. But this year, looking over a roster with 10 total new faces including two walk-ons, Holtmann…
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