TULSA, Okla. — Will Rogers, the folksy humorist of the early 20th century, was born in Cherokee Nation, just up the road from the BOK Center, where Ohio State will play Iowa State on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament. Actually, Rogers’ birthplace is about 45 miles from the arena, but in the gaping expanse of the plains, 45 miles equals the slit of space between 10 teens cramming into a selfie. Put another way, using the mile-is-a-meter measuring standard of the open range, if Kaleb Wesson stood at one end of the court and the player he was guarding stood at the other, the Ohio State sophomore center would get whistled for a reach-in foul. Join the conversation at Facebook.com/BuckeyeXtra and connect with us on Twitter @BuckeyeXtra That is only a slight exaggeration. Wesson, the Buckeyes’ 6-foot-9, 270-pound rim protector, collects fouls the way pioneers collected burs while crossing…
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