There’s no surer sign that football season is around the corner than Ohio State beat writers standing outside a hotel to watch players walk in.
As has become an annual rite of passage on the Ohio State beat, members of the media assembled outside the team’s hotel on Sunday evening as the Buckeyes arrived to begin their two weeks of living together as a team during preseason camp.
Ohio State players have come to embrace the tradition as well by wearing clever T-shirts and other creative outfits for their paparazzi shots, and Eleven Warriors was on hand to document the best looks.
Buckeye offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. paid tribute to former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins:
Paris Johnson Jr. wearing a Dwayne Haskins shirt at hotel check-in: pic.twitter.com/yTr908zl92
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba showed support for his brother, MLB player Canaan Smith-Njigba, by wearing his Pittsburgh Pirates jersey:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba wearing his brothers Pittsburgh Pirates jersey at hotel check-in: pic.twitter.com/Q9BIiuST3w
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
C.J. Stroud showed his support for former teammate Jameson Williams with his choice of sweatshirt:
C.J. Stroud wearing a Jameson Williams sweatshirt at hotel check-in: pic.twitter.com/WUdfBizkvG
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
The most humorous outfit of the day was that worn by walk-on cornerback Lloyd McFarquhar, who arrived sporting a Winnie the Pooh onesie:
Lloyd McFarquhar rocking a Winnie the Pooh onesie to check into fall campand in 90-degree heat pic.twitter.com/2uCzLTSdCt
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) August 7, 2022
Offensive lineman Toby Wilson and tight end Zak Herbstreit arrived in style:
Best-dressed Buckeyes thus far: pic.twitter.com/Z2yA5OorPP
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) August 7, 2022
Indiana native Josh Fryar had a clever T-shirt paying homage to one of the Hoosier State’s favorite sons:
Indiana native Josh Fryar wearing a clever shirt: pic.twitter.com/xqcQhBRr8p
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Cincinnati native Jake Seibert wore a Joe Burrow T-shirt, while Arizona native Devin Brown represented the Phoenix Suns.
Kicker-turned-cornerback Jake Seibert wearing a Joe Burrow shirt at hotel check-in. pic.twitter.com/K6h4LRMtBK
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Arizona native Devin Brown wearing a Phoenix Suns shirt at hotel check-in: pic.twitter.com/k3PKJNtjgF
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Noah Ruggles arrived in a Columbus Crew jersey, though his mullet may have been outdone by cornerback Cameron Kittle:
Noah Ruggles arrives wearing a Columbus Crew jersey: pic.twitter.com/voERJvDMSL
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Cameron Kittle giving Noah Ruggles some serious competition for Ohio States best mullet. pic.twitter.com/1nIUgfeIUA
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Enokk Vimahi represented his high school alma mater back home in Hawaii:
Enokk Vimahi representing his alma mater Kahuku High School at Ohio States hotel check-in: pic.twitter.com/BW3QykD3uh
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) August 7, 2022
Cade Stover advertised the family business:
Cade Stover has arrived, and appropriately sporting a Stover Farms t-shirt. pic.twitter.com/n7iwxDZoja
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) August 7, 2022
And Marvin Harrison Jr. sped past the cameras:
Marvin Harrison Jr. not taking his time to get into Hyatt Place to check in for fall camp pic.twitter.com/5HMgfb25r2
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) August 7, 2022
Eleven Warriors will have a full photo gallery from Sunday’s hotel check-in coming soon.
