Not since March 19 had head coach Chris Holtmann spoken publicly.
In the month and a half since Ohio State’s first-round NCAA tournament loss to Oral Roberts, the roster has gone through the usual postseason transition period and assistant coach Terry Johnson took a job at Purdue. Holtmann has plenty to talk about, so he took questions for nearly an hour.
We’ll have plenty of more analysis on the program, where it’s headed and the moving pieces in the coming weeks and months. But for now, here are five assorted topics Holtmann hit on in his latest group interview session.