When it comes to roster rules and collegiate eligibility, Ohio State men’s basketball coach Jake Diebler has consistently asked for just one thing. “All I want is just clarity,” Diebler said Jan. 25, echoing a common talking point he’s expressed throughout the 2025-26 season. After a noisy run of controversial in-season roster additions, Diebler isn’t alone in that. And after the Buckeyes were able to add sixth-year transfer Puff Johnson to their roster via a temporary restraining order approved by a Franklin County judge on Jan. 16, he’s also not shying from his belief that the acquisition of Johnson was the right thing to do...
