Adam Jardy | Buckeye Xtra As soon as she learned of the possibility, Lori Holtmann’s mind started to race. The 2020-21 college basketball season was slowly taking shape, and in an effort to play as many games as possible while campuses would be empty, the Big Ten was discussing holding games on and around Christmas Day. That’s usually a dead period in the calendar, often the first chance in months for players to visit their families, but this year COVID-19 would take away that opportunity, too. So as plans came together and Ohio State’s players spoke with their coach and Lori’s husband, Chris, and voted on their desire to play the games, she started to work on some ideas of her own. This year, the Holtmanns hosted the players for a low-key, compliance-approved Christmas Eve party put together in conjunction with the players’ families. There were presents, plenty of food,…
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