On Sunday morning, my phone buzzed, and a Twitter notification popped up: point guard CJ Walker, who had left Florida State, announced he was committing Ohio State. There was even a slickly edited graphic, too.
That little tidbit torpedoed my entire effort to read the paper triggered the basketball equivalent of Kremlinology.
If Ohio State was willing to take on Walker and stash him for a year, it might be a sign that the Buckeyes are bailing on the sweepstakes for Webster Groves point guard Courtney Ramey. But Chris Holtmann still needs some punch on the wing, so the Buckeyes might still sit down with grad transfers to find immediate help.