E.J. Liddell, scoring two of his 16 points, played supporting actor to freshman Malaki Branham's starring role in Ohio State's overtime triumph against Indiana (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg).
He's waited and worked for four years, and now the Buckeyes' anything-you-need man is reaping the rewards of his commitment. Marcus Ernst has become hard to miss, and hard to pitch to.
For the second day in a row they gave up a big deficit in the early innings. Only this time the Buckeyes ran out of comeback and fell to Brigham Young in the finale of the Snowbird Classic.
You can't be surprised when the crude immaturity of youth that's been allowed to flourish and never reined in rears its head in adulthood, as Michigan coach Juwan Howard demonstrated Sunday at Wisconsin.