LAS VEGAS – DJ Carton’s elbows stuck out to the side as he postured like a bodybuilder, flexing his arms while walking back to Ohio State’s bench. Scrunching his eyebrows together with intensity, he unleashed a primal scream, yelling “Let’s go,” while stretching out the last syllable as long as possible.
Then another. “Let’s gooo.”
Freshmen are expected to have those moments of emotion, especially late in the second half of No. 5 Ohio State’s 71-65 win against No. 6 Kentucky on Saturday. Some people like to tell others to act like they’ve been there before, but Carton hasn’t.