I promised Skull Sessions when the Buckeyes were back in the Horseshoe, and I ain't about to be made a liar. Best I can tell, today's a game day.
As for the game, I'm typically a Scarlet loyalist, but I'm not about to pick against the first-team offense with Ryan Day at the helm in a glorified touch football game in the midst of a quarterback battle, so I'm doing the sensible thing and picking team Gray by 18.
ICYMI
- Lejond Cavazos commits to Ohio State, again.
- What Cavazos' second commitment to Ohio State means.
- Spring Game Rosters.
- Breaking down the spring game rosters.
- Dan Hope previews The Big Game.
- Eddie George is an honorary captain.
- Zach Harrison sheds his black stripe.
- A connoisseur's guide to the spring game.
Word of the Day: Fracas.
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. One of the best parts about the spring game is it serves as a family reunion of sorts with Buckeyes from all generations making a stress-free fair weather pilgrimage to the concrete cathedral we call Ohio Stadium.
This year's list of homecomings includes Malik Hooker, Darron Lee, Michael Thomas, Gareon Conley, Jalyn Holmes, Corey Linsley, Denzel Ward, Eddie George, Pat Elflein, Braxton Miller and Cardale Jones, and with all of them in town, Ohio State decided they may as well be a useful resource to the current players.
Thank you to all the former Buckeye greats who took time to meet with our current student-athletes to chat about life in the #NFL and beyond at today's Complete Athlete Program brunch #GoBucks #DevelopedHere pic.twitter.com/L67Hn4HB1x
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 12, 2019
I'm sure most of these guys will be at the game on Saturday, plus a few more – probably enough to make two football teams...
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How 'bout a little halftime touch football between the former Buckeyes? I'd tune in.
DON'T GET TOO EXCITED. Today is our first live look at Justin Fields and Matthew Baldwin, at least in Buckeye uniforms, and I know damn well some of y'all are going to try to crown a starting quarterback at the end of this public scrimmage.
I implore you to resist that urge, because whatever happens today really doesn't matter at all.
Ryan Day says the "body of work over 15 practices" will be most important when determining who will start at quarterback. He says the spring game won't be a main factor.
— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) April 10, 2019
Case in point, here are the quarterback stats from last year's spring game:
- Dwayne Haskins: 9-for-19 (47.3%) for 120 yards and 2 Touchdowns
- Joe Burrow: 15-for-22 (68.2%) for 238 yards and 2 Touchdowns
I'm the furthest thing from a Joe Burrow slanderer, but I think it's safe to say the spring game didn't paint the clearest of pictures here.
YODDLAY CAN YOU SEE? Nebraska is bringing out the showstoppers for their spring game this year, enlisting the services of the Walmart yodeling kid to sing the national anthem, which is just about the most B1G thing I've ever heard.
Wash those Memorial Stadium blues away. Football is back Saturday!
— Nebraska Huskers (@Huskers) April 10, 2019
85,000 our friend @masonramsey will be there!
#GBR pic.twitter.com/5SeHBmCVQu
I might just have to FOIA that contract because now I absolutely have to know what's in that kid's rider.
"10 chicken nuggets with extra ketchup, 23 pixie sticks, a Mountain Dew and $85,000."
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