Before he started talking about Ohio State's 68-59 win over Indiana on Saturday, Chris Holtmann opened up his postgame press conference at the Schottenstein Center by addressing D.J. Carton's leave of absence from the team.
Holtmann started his opening statement by thanking the "vast majority" of Ohio State fans for their support of Carton, who has stepped away from the Buckeyes to address his mental health, then explained that there is "nothing more important in our program than our players' physical, mental health and overall growth" in response to the "rare few" who were critical of Carton's decision to step away from the team.