Malaki Branham is the first Buckeye player to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year since D'Angelo Russell in 2014-15, and was also named third-team All-Big Ten.
Amid ups and downs during the regular season, E.J. Liddell was the constant for Ohio State. Entering postseason play, his teammates need him to be even better.
Kourt Williams and Lejond Cavazos run with the lead group at defensive back, Mitchell Melton practices at defensive end and new coaches make their Ohio State practice debuts.
Chris Holtmann is already getting “a ton of calls” about his assistant coaching vacancy, but says he'll take a closer look at candidates after the season is over.
