Uncut: Jake Diebler after third consecutive close loss, “This is a resilient group.”

Throughout the year, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions. A little over an hour after Ohio State took its third consecutive loss by two points or fewer, a red-eyed and scratchy-voiced Jake Diebler spoke to the media about his team and the task at hand moving forward. Diebler said that he does think that his team is resilient, but that ultimately how resilient they are will show up in the win column in the coming weeks. He also said that he learned Devin Royal — Ohio State’s second-leading scorer — was not going to be available earlier on Friday. He said Ohio State missed his effort and tenacity on the glass. Micah Parrish also spoke, saying that Ohio State has an opportunity on Tuesday to “show that we can win these types of games” when the Buckeyes go play Purdue at Mackey. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson also spoke, dismissing criticism of his team’s recent results and saying he does not listen to the outside noise. He pointed to IU’s 14-5 record and said they’ve played “some good ball.” Connect with Connor: Twitter: @lemons_connor Theme music provided by www.bensound.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices