Playing the trumpet isn’t all Austin Brizee can do on a football field. And now, the Ohio State band member will get a chance to show what he can do with a football instead of a musical instrument. The OSU band’s official Twitter account captured Brizee connecting on a 55-yard field goal attempt Tuesday, and tagged Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer and special teams coach Kerry Coombs on the clip, suggesting Brizee could help OSU in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Clemson this weekend. Eron Hodges, the Buckeyes’ assistant director of player personnel, responded Wednesday morning with a tryout invitation: @TBDBITL @OSUCoachMeyer @OsuCoachCoombs @OhioStateFB not for Saturday but he definitely has a tryout invitation. Have him contact me â?? Eron Hodges (@EronHodges) December 28, 2016 Looks like Ohio State’s spring practice might have a fun subplot — and it just so happens that Ohio State kicker Tyler Durbin is…
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