After 14 practices, the final day of drills culminates in its own Ohio State Super Bowl: the Scarlet and Gray game. The annual spring game returns to Ohio Stadium after a one-year hiatus. Braxton Miller is out, but there’s no shortage of firepower.
Key members of Scarlet: Cardale Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, Curtis Samuel, Devin Smith, Dontre Wilson, Corey Smith, Taylor Decker, Darryl Baldwin, Jacoby Boren, Antonio Underwood, Curtis Grant, Chris Worley, Eli Apple, Ron Tanner, Joey Bosa and Michael Bennett.
Key members of Gray: J.T. Barrett, Bri’onte Dunn, Warren Ball, Michael Thomas, Johnny Dixon, Nick Vannett, Pat Elflein, Billy Price, Kyle Dodson, Noah Spence, Adolphus Washington, Tommy Schutt, Joshua Perry, Raekwon McMillan, Darron Lee, Tyvis Powell, Cam Burrows and Armani Reeves.
The coaching matchup pits assistant head coach for offense/running backs coach Stan Drayton (Scarlet) against cornerbacks/special teams coach Kerry Coombs (Gray), ensuring high quantities of energy on both sidelines. Drayton will be assisted by Tom Herman, Tim Hinton and newcomers Chris Ash and Larry Johnson. Coombs' staff includes Ed Warinner, Zach Smith and Luke Fickell.
The game will feature four 10-minute quarters with clock stoppages throughout the first half and a running clock in the second half. There will be no kickoffs, but Cameron Johnston will be punting under live conditions with all punts being fair catches.
The losing team will walk back to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center from Ohio Stadium and refurbish the Buckeye Grove on a date to be determined this spring.
The game begins at 1:30 p.m. and will be televised on BTN. It also will be streamed live at btn2go.com. Tickets are $5. The game follows the Ohio State-Michigan lacrosse game, also played at the Horseshoe. One ticket is valid for both events.
Gray Team Roster | |||||
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HEAD COACH: Kerry Coombs ASSISTANT COACHES: Ed Warinner, Zach Smith, Luke Fickell HONORARY CAPTAIN: Dr. Joseph A. Alutto |
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1 | Johnnie Dixon | WR | 5-11 198 | FR | West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer |
3 | Michael Thomas | WR | 6-3 203 | JR/SO | Los Angeles, Calif./Woodland Hills Taft & FUMA |
5 | Raekwon McMillan | LB | 6-2 240 | FR | Hinesville, Ga./Liberty County |
6 | Evan Spencer | WR | 6-2 208 | SR/SR | Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills |
7 | Rod Smith | RB | 6-3 231 | 5th SR | Fort Wayne, Ind./Paul Harding |
8 | J.T. Moore | TE | 6-3 260 | 5th SR | Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman |
8 | Noah Spence | DL | 6-3 252 | JR/JR | Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt |
11 | Vonn Bell | S | 5-11 200 | SO | Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland |
12 | Doran Grant | CB | 5-11 193 | SR/SR | Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary |
14 | Jake Russell | P | 6-1 198 | JR/JR | Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg |
15 | Luke Morgan | QB | 6-2 225 | SO | Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon |
16 | J.T. Barrett | QB | 6-1 225 | FR | Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider |
16 | Cam Burrows | S | 6-0 208 | SO | Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood Madison |
17 | Jalin Marshall | H-B | 5-11 205 | FR | Middletown, Ohio/Middletown |
19 | Gareon Conley | CB | 6-0 190 | FR | Massillon, Ohio/Washington |
21 | Devlin McDaniel | WR | 5-11 200 | SO | Marion, Ohio/Marion Pleasant |
23 | Tyvis Powell | S | 6-3 205 | JR/SO | Bedford, Ohio/Bedford |
25 | Bri’onte Dunn | RB | 6-0 216 | JR/SO | Canton, Ohio/GlenOak |
26 | Armani Reeves | CB | 5-10 198 | JR/JR | West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial |
28 | Warren Ball | RB | 6-1 224 | JR/SO | Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales |
30 | Devan Bogard | LB | 6-0 210 | JR/JR | Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville |
32 | Russell Doup | S | 6-2 198 | 5th SR | Mt. Vernon, Ohio/Mt. Vernon |
33 | Frank Epitropoulos | WR | 6-1 206 | JR/SO | Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington |
37 | Joshua Perry | LB | 6-4 250 | JR/JR | Galena, Ohio/Olentangy |
38 | Craig Fada | LB | 6-0 233 | JR/JR | Columbus,Ohio/Bishop Watterson |
39 | Kyle Clinton | K | 6-1 218 | 5th SR | Dublin, Ohio/Coffman |
41 | Aaron Mawhirter | LB | 6-2 230 | SO | Sandusky, Ohio/Perkins |
43 | Darron Lee | LB | 6-2 225 | SO. | New Albany, Ohio/New Albany |
46 | Devin Hill | FB | 5-10 235 | JR/JR | Columbus, Ohio/Northland |
48 | Joe Burger | LB | 6-2 230 | JR/JR | Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle |
49 | Ryan Carter | TE | 6-6 240 | JR/JR | Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg |
54 | Billy Price | C/OG | 6-4 305 | FR | Austintown, Ohio/Fitch |
55 | Tommy Brown | OL | 6-4 310 | SR/JR | Akron, Ohio/Akron Firestone |
59 | Tyquan Lewis | DL | 6-3 260 | FR | Tarboro, N.C./Tarboro |
61 | Logan Gaskey | OL | 6-4 292 | SO | Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson |
64 | Marcelys Jones | OL | 6-4 345 | FR | Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville |
65 | Pat Elflein | OL | 6-3 300 | JR/SO | Pickerington, Ohio/North |
66 | Kyle Dodson | OL | 6-6 310 | JR/SO | Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights |
71 | Kyle Trout | OL | 6-6 302 | FR | Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster |
72 | Chris Carter | DL | 6-4 342 | SR/JR | Cleveland, Ohio/Kennedy |
81 | Nick Vannett | TE | 6-6 260 | SR/JR. | Westerville, Ohio/Central |
87 | Peter Gwilym | WR | 6-0 195 | SR/JR. | Freeport, Maine/Cheverus |
89 | Jeff Greene | WR | 6-5 220 | SR/SR | Peachtree City, Ga./Starr’s Mill & Georgia Tech |
90 | Tommy Schutt | DL | 6-2 300 | JR/JR. | Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard |
92 | Adolphus Washington | DL | 6-4 288 | JR/JR | Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft |
93 | Tracy Sprinkle | DL | 6-3 283 | FR | Elyria, Ohio/Elyria |
95 | Cameron Johnston | P | 6-0 195 | SO | Geelong, Australia/St. Joseph’s |
Scarlet Team Roster | |||||
HEAD COACH: Stan Drayton ASSISTANT COACHES: Tom Herman, Tim Hinton, Chris Ash, Larry Johnson HONORARY CAPTAIN: Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston |
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2 | Dontre Wilson | H-B | 5-10 185 | SO | DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto |
4 | Curtis Samuel | RB | 5-11 190 | FR | Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus |
5 | Braxton Miller | QB | 6-2 215 | SR/SR.. | Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne |
9 | Devin Smith | WR | 6-1 197 | SR/SR. | Massillon, Ohio/Washington |
12 | Cardale Jones | QB | 6-5 250 | JR/SO. | Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville & FUMA |
13 | Eli Apple | CB | 6-1 195 | FR | Voorhees, N.J./Eastern |
13 | Stephen Collier | QB | 6-3 215 | FR | Leesburg, Ga./Lee County |
14 | Curtis Grant | LB | 6-3 240 | SR/SR | Richmond, Va./Hermitage |
15 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 6-0 225 | SO | St. Louis, Mo./Burroughs |
17 | Devonte Butler | CB | 5-7 170 | SO | Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy |
18 | Kato Mitchell | WR | 5-11 190 | JR/JR | Cleveland, Ohio/John Hay |
19 | Joe Ramstetter | WR | 6-3 210 | SO | Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder |
20 | Ron Tanner | S | 6-0 205 | SR/JR.. | Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy |
24 | Michael Cibene | S | 6-0 186 | SO | Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest |
25 | Kevin Niehoff | S | 6-3 205 | JR/JR | Mason, Ohio/Mason |
29 | Jayme Thompson | S | 6-0 195 | FR | Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic |
32 | Khaleed Franklin | S | 6-1 206 | SO | Columbus, Ohio/Beechcroft |
33 | Nik Sarac | CB | 5-9 183 | SR/SR | Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius |
34 | Jamal Marcus | DL | 6-1 243 | JR/JR | Durham, N.C./Hillside |
35 | Chris Worley | LB | 6-2 218 | FR | Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville |
36 | Trey Johnson | LB | 6-1 225 | SO | Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett |
41 | Bryce Haynes | LS | 6-4 220 | SR/JR | Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy |
46 | Nick Snyder | LB | 6-1 215 | JR/JR | Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South |
50 | Jacoby Boren | C | 6-1 285 | JR/JR. | Pickerington, Ohio/Central |
51 | Joel Hale | OL | 6-4 310 | SR/SR.. | Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove |
52 | Donovan Munger | DL | 6-4 306 | FR | Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights |
55 | Camren Williams | LB | 6-1 228 | JR/JR | West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial |
57 | Chase Farris | OL | 6-4 300 | SR/JR | Elyria, Ohio/Elyria |
63 | Michael Bennett | DL | 6-2 288 | SR/SR.. | Centerville, Ohio/Centerville |
68 | Taylor Decker | OL | 6-7 315 | JR/JR | Vandalia, Ohio/Butler |
70 | Chris Rock | TE | 6-3 275 | SR/JR. | Columbus, Ohio/DeSales |
73 | Antonio Underwood | OL | 6-2 303 | SR/JR. | Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights |
75 | Evan Lisle | OL | 6-6 300 | FR | Centerville, Ohio/Centerville |
76 | Darryl Baldwin | OL | 6-6 307 | 5th SR | Solon, Ohio/Solon |
77 | Michael Hill | DL | 6-2 315 | SO | Pendleton, S.C./Pendleton |
82 | James Clark | WR | 5-10 182 | SO | New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach |
84 | Corey Smith | WR | 6-0 190 | SR/JR | Akron, Ohio/Buchtel & East Mississippi C.C. |
85 | Marcus Baugh | TE | 6-4 248 | FR | Riverside, Calif./J.W. North |
86 | Jeff Heuerman | TE | 6-5 255 | SR/SR | Naples, Fla./Barron Collier |
88 | Steve Miller | DL | 6-3 255 | SR/SR. | Canton, Ohio/McKinley |
88 | Brandon Ojikutu | WR | 6-2 211 | SR/SR | Cleveland, Ohio/John Marshall |
94 | Rashad Frazier | DL | 6-4 272 | 5th SR. | Middletown, Ohio/Middletown |
95 | Cameron Johnston | P | 6-0 195 | SO | Geelong, Australia/St. Joseph’s |
96 | Sean Nuernberger | K | 6-1 237 | FR | Buckner, Ky./Oldham County H.S. |
97 | Joey Bosa | DL | 6-5 285 | SO | Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas |
98 | John Holman | DL | 6-3 280 | SR/SR | Riverdale Ga./Union Grove (Mississippi Delta) |