The local team returns to the practice field today. Wide receivers will be made available to assembled media at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Follow Dan Hope, Andrew Lind, and Kevin Harrish on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Last night at the annual champions dinner (reserved for players that handled their business on and off the field over the summer), Mickey Marotti passed the keys to the 2017 team to Urban Meyer:
The to the team have been transferred from @MickeyMarotti to @OSUCoachMeyer.
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 3, 2017
Let camp begin. pic.twitter.com/m7IONojK00
Camp will "officially" begin Sunday afternoon when players check themselves into a Grandview hotel I will not name but autograph sharks will still find.
ICYMI:
- Ramzy's latest *chef kiss* article.
- J.T. Barrett leading the quarterbacks is good news for the development of those behind him.
- Chris Holtmann feels Ohio State is making up ground on the recruiting trail.
- Help put a life-size statue of Woody Hayes in his hometown of Newcomerstown, Ohio.
Word of the Day: Sacerdotal.
THE SUER OF SCHOOLS. Chris Spielman sued Ohio State last week over the use of former players' likeness in advertisements. He picked up a new sword to his cause this week in new Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Cardale Jones.
From cleveland.com:
"Cardale is on board," [Spielman's attorney [Brian K.] Duncan told cleveland.com. "He's signed up, he's 100 percent in support of the cause and 100 percent in support of Chris. He's in for change as well."
Former Piqua and Ohio State defensive tackle Matt Finkes, a staunch opponent of not paying players, also signed on to the class action lawsuit against his alma mater.
Also from cleveland.com:
Finkes issued this statement through Duncan.
I am proud to be joining with Chris and the others involved in this matter to try to proactively put Ohio State on the forefront of enriching the relationship between the university and its former student-athletes. In the ever changing world of collegiate athletics, the Ohio State University has the opportunity to lead the way in this new era by pioneering new kinds of relationships with its alumni to benefit all parties and expand the opportunities in the collegiate and corporate world.
It's good for Ohio State it can still win in the courtroom. It already lost the battle of public opinion.
FAKE NEWS? Michigan's most iconic football coach winning his only national championship at Ohio State is a factoid Buckeye fans love to know. But did you know a key mentor of Woody Hayes attended Michigan?
I didn't want to believe it either.
From Tom Orr of theozone.net:
Wayne Woodrow Hayes matriculated to Denison University in Granville, Ohio in the fall of 1931 after graduating from Newcomerstown High School.
Hayes played tackle for the football team, and his first autumn at Denison was also the inaugural year for new Big Red football coach George Rich. It marked Rich’s first varsity head coaching experience, but he did have a fairly impressive resume. He had previously earned all-conference honors and served as team captain at the University of Michigan.
Rich played halfback, fullback and quarterback during his three seasons on the Wolverine team. His sophomore season of 1926 was Fielding Yost’s last as Michigan head coach. UM went 7-1, beat Ohio State 17-16 and shared the Western Conference title.
(Bad news for Wolverines fans—1926 ain't walking through that door anytime soon.)
Still, I'd like to imagine #teen Woody taught Rich all he knew about the game of football.
And be sure to follow Orr on Twitter. The man recently returned from hiatus and is a good follow.
THERE GOES THE BOOM. Former Ohio State running back Boom Herron's professional career came to an end last year in the Buffalo Bills' preseason camp.
Herron is now back in Warren, Ohio, running a logistics company bearing his name.
From tribtoday.com:
Herron moved back to Warren and started his own business, Boom Herron Logistic Services located in his hometown.
He said he misses the game, but the 28-year-old former WGH and Ohio State University standout knew he was blessed to have played a sport few have enjoyed at this level.
Herron stays in contact with players from OSU, along with those from the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts.
Herron being only 28 makes me feel 45. I feel like that dude should be at least 34. Such is the nature of a running back career, I suppose.
LOL, HORNS. Tom Herman, the founder of MENSA, the organization of geniuses, enters his first season as Texas coach this year. For some reason, he thinks banning reporters from tweeting at practice is a schematic advantage his team needs.
Texas has decided to ban football writers who cover the team from using Twitter or any social media during post practice interviews pic.twitter.com/2yO9QrcZff
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) August 2, 2017
Love how coaches act like they're guarding our country's deepest secrets by preventing reporters from filming practice drills. They're only hurting fans who want to connect with their team.
For a guy that usually understands the benefits of greasing the local media, I'm surprised Herman went this route. Can't wait for the beat to bring the knives out when Texas loses their first game this year.
MAN COMPOUNDS ARREST. Marionaire advice: If you get drunk enough to end up in jail, don't compound your legal problems by urinating in a cell, talking shit to your cellmate, and getting knocked out on video.
From mydaytondailynews.com:
Dayton Flyers men’s basketball player Sam Miller, a 20-year-old junior forward from Arlington, Va., faces allegations of underage drinking followed by an assault charge for his alleged role in a disturbance in jail.
Miller was arrested Sunday and charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication and underage consumption. On Monday, Miller was charged with misdemeanor assault after an incident in the Greene County Jail. He pleaded not guilty.
“The University of Dayton is aware of an incident, but cannot discuss individual student matters because of federal privacy laws,” Dayton Athletic Director Neil Sullivan said in a statement. “With all student conduct matters, the University responds in accordance with the University’s Student Code of Conduct and other applicable standards.”
Again, if you don't go to jail for a living... do not act like you are the toughest man in jail. YOU ARE NOT THE TOUGHEST MAN IN JAIL.
"Alcohol is a helluva drug."
— Rick James (RIP)
THOSE WMDs. Why Ohio has most student debt in the country... Ohio factory owner: I need sober workers... Millennials unearth free TV hack: the antenna... I would've served, but... An amusement ride's safety could depend on what state it swung through last.
