The final week of Ohio State’s 2017 football season is upon us.
Ohio State is scheduled to arrive Saturday in Dallas, where the Buckeyes will practice, participate in bowl game activities and even make some time for the media over the next six days before playing USC in the Cotton Bowl on Friday at 8:30 p.m.
If you don’t want to miss a thing as the 2017 Buckeyes prepare to play the Trojans in their final game of the year, here’s what you need to know:
On The Mic
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, both of his coordinators and a total of 14 Buckeyes players are scheduled to meet with the media this week, as outlined in the table below:
| DAY | EVENT/PARTICIPANTS | TIME (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Arrival News Conference: Coach Urban Meyer, WR Johnnie Dixon, DT Tracy Sprinkle | 1:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Player/Coach Interviews (Offense): Offensive Coordinator Kevin Wilson, QB J.T. Barrett, RB J.K. Dobbins, WR Parris Campbell, WR Terry McLaurin, LT Jamarco Jones, C Billy Price | 3 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Player/Coach Interviews (Defense): Defensive Coordinator Greg Schiano, DE Nick Bosa, DE Jalyn Holmes, DE Sam Hubbard, DE Tyquan Lewis, LB Jerome Baker, LB Chris Worley | 3:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | Coaches' Press Conference: Urban Meyer and Clay Helton | 9:30 a.m. |
While we’ll be covering Saturday’s arrival news conference remotely, Eleven Warriors will be on the scene starting Tuesday to provide live and comprehensive coverage from Dallas of every interview session the rest of the week.
USC coach Clay Helton, his coordinators and a total of 10 Trojans players are also scheduled to meet with the media this week, starting with their arrival news conference on Saturday, as listed in the following table:
| DAY | EVENT/PARTICIPANTS | TIME (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Arrival News Conference: Coach Clay Helton, QB Sam Darnold, ILB Cameron Smith | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Player/Coach Interviews (Defense): Defensive Coordinator Clay Pendergast, DE Christian Rector, ILB John Houston Jr., ILB Cameron Smith, OLB Uchenna Nwosu, S Chris Hawkins | 11 a.m. |
| Wednesday | Player/Coach Interviews (Offense): Offensive Coordinator Tee Martin, QB Sam Darnold, RB Ronald Jones II, WR Deontay Burnett, TE Tyler Petite, LT Toa Lobendahn | 11 a.m. |
| Thursday | Coaches' Press Conference: Clay Helton and Urban Meyer | 9:30 a.m. |
We're Talkin' 'Bout Practice
With Texas high school state championship games set to be played inside AT&T Stadium on Saturday and the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Ohio State will hold its first two practices of Cotton Bowl week on Saturday and Sunday at Euless Trinity High School, in the Dallas suburb of Euless.
The Buckeyes will practice at AT&T Stadium on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
While all of those practices are closed to the public, Ohio State will open its practice to the media for 15-minute windows on Sunday and Tuesday. Eleven Warriors will be at Jerry World on Tuesday to provide practice observations and photos.
Going To The Game?
If you’re making the trip to Dallas to watch the Buckeyes’ final game of the season, the Cotton Bowl’s official website lists several fan events that will be taking place in the days and hours leading up to the game.
Those events include the Battle of the Bands, at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas, where The Best Damn Band in the Land and the Spirit of Troy will "battle it out for band supremacy" at 3 p.m. CT on Thursday.
On gameday, the Huddle Up Fan Fest featuring concerts, pep rallies and more will begin at 4 p.m. CT outside AT&T Stadium.
For those looking to see all that North Texas has to offer, the Cotton Bowl’s website also includes for links for things to do in Arlington, Dallas and Fort Worth.
General ticket will call at AT&T Stadium will open at 9 a.m. on gameday. Parking lots will open at 2:30 p.m., while the stadium will open for the game at 5:30 p.m. AT&T Stadium’s clear bag policy, as used for NFL games, will be in place for the Cotton Bowl.
Coming Soon to Eleven Warriors
From our Monday morning scouting report to our Friday morning game preview and roundtable, we will have all the regular pregame coverage you’ve come to know and expect from Eleven Warriors, along with – as aforementioned – coverage of every one of the week’s media opportunities from Tuesday on.
Along with daily Skull Sessions and much more, a sampling of what you can expect and when from Eleven Warriors this week:
- Monday - Scouting Report, Film Study
- Tuesday - Across the Field, Practice Observations and Photos, Team Interview Coverage
- Wednesday - The Situational, Eleven Dubcast, Team Interview Coverage
- Thursday - Coaches Press Conference Coverage, 10 Reasons to Hate USC
- Friday - Preview, Roundtable, Mailbag and full pregame, in-game and postgame coverage from AT&T Stadium
- Saturday - Notebook, Quotebook, Debriefing, Five Things and more postgame coverage
While You Wait
Visit our 2017 Cotton Bowl coverage hub, which already includes more than 15 articles about the upcoming game and will be your go-to spot to find all of our coverage leading up to, during and after Saturday’s game.
Additionally, be sure to follow 11W, Dan Hope, James Grega and Andrew Lind on Twitter for the up-to-the-minute coverage from the week’s media opportunities.
