CLOSE CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – It was a simple message from mom that helped set a tone for E.J. Liddell. Entering Ohio State’s first road game of the season, coach Chris Holtmann had openly expressed concern and intrigue over how his youthful team would react to hostile energy. In particular, he was speaking of his freshman, led by key contributors D.J. Carton and E.J. Liddell. So as he prepared to take the court in North Carolina’s Dean E. Smith Center where dozens of jerseys and banners hang, Liddell listened to mom. “My mom texts me before every game,” Liddell said after scoring a career-high 12 points in a 74-49 win against the No. 7 Tar Heels. “She knows how excited I can really get. She just told me to take a deep breath and just live in the moment, which I did. I worked off my teammates and they helped me…
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