Ken Gordon The Columbus Dispatch @kgdispatch While catching a breather during basic training in 2004 at the U.S. Military Academy, Eric Baker made small talk with a fellow first-year cadet. “Where are you from?” Baker asked. “Pickerington, Ohio,” Steve Hueckel said. “No way, I used to live in Pickerington,” Baker said. Hueckel looked briefly at Baker, then called out, “O-H!” Baker’s reply — “I-O!” — marked the beginning of a close friendship. During the next four years, the two shared their passion for the Buckeyes, at times sneaking out of Army football games (cadets are required to attend all home games) to listen to OSU games in their barracks. This week, nine years after both men graduated from the academy, Baker and Hueckel have reunited to watch the two schools closest to their hearts meet in Ohio Stadium. The game Saturday afternoon is the first between Army and Ohio State. “I just…
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