Buckeye Banter | Jim Tressel Lets Loose at Record-Setting Scarlet and Gray Day

The Ohio State annual Scarlet and Gray Game hasn’t always been exciting or necessarily fun to watch. Yesterday, during 2009’s scrimmage, however, the excitement factor was in full overdrive.

Even before the game started, the atmosphere in and around Ohio Stadium seemed more like the Buckeyes were getting set to open the non-conference season than hold an early spring scrimmage. 

The fans…
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F U, Alabama!

Right: Quarterback Terrelle Pryor looks downfield in the 2009 Spring Game. (AP Photo)
On a bright, sunny day with a game time temperature of about 80 degrees, 95,721 of my closest, Buckeye-loving friends joined me at Ohio Stadium, breaking in the national spring game attendance record in the process as the Gray team defeated the Scarlet [...]
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Spring game: Pryor can pass

The title of the entry pretty much sums up what we learned halfway through the spring game in a hot and sunny Ohio Stadium…. Terrelle Pryor has thrown two touchdown passes, 44 yards to Taurian Washington and 42 to Ray…
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Spring game: Beautiful day in the ‘Shoe

The sun is out, the temperature is in the lower 70s, and there is a moderate breeze. In other words it’s a beautful day here in Ohio Stadium as the Ohio State lacrosse team — tired at 4 with Notre…
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Spring game rosters are set

All Coach Jimmy T. is missing is a ukulele at the spring game draft. (OSU Photo)
The Ohio State Buckeyes will conclude spring tackle football practice with the annual LifeSports Spring Football game at Ohio Stadium, Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for approximately 1:30 p.m. ET, and it will be televised WBNS-10TV in Columbus, and [...]
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Spring Game Rosters

The official OSU Spring Draft was held on Wednesday and Sophomore Quarterback Terrelle Pryor was selected with the number one overall pick. The Scarlet and Gray will face off this weekend in Ohio Stadium as Buckeye fans get their first glimpse of the 2009 OSU squad.

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A quick look at Ohio State’s spring draft

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
Michigan State wasn't the only team to hold a spring game draft Wednesday. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, who passed on the idea to Spartans head man Mark Dantonio, oversaw the Buckeyes' selections for the spring game on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
Some notables for each squad.
SCARLET Running back Dan "Boom" Herron Wide receivers…
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Scarlet & Gray Spring Game Info for this Saturday

FB: Scarlet, Gray and Sunscreen

Buckeye students aim to turn Ohio Stadium south stands into South Beach at annual spring football game Saturday, free admission with valid Buck ID

Who: Ohio State Students
What: Buckeye Beach Party
When: Saturday, April 25
10 a.m. Gate 32 opens;
11 a.m. Men’s Lacrosse game vs. Notre Dame (The Showdown in the ‘Shoe)
1:30 p.m. 2009 LifeSports Spring Football Game
Where: South Stands, Ohio Stadium (enter Gate 32)
Cost: FREE! (to Ohio State Students with a valid  BUCK ID)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With temperatures expected to exceed 80 degrees Saturday, Jim Tressel, head coach of the Buckeyes,  the Ohio State Department of Athletics and the University’s Office of Student Life, have invited OSU students to transform Ohio Stadium’s south stands into a beach-day atmosphere during the 2009 LifeSports Spring Football Game.

Buckeye students labored to class under gray skies, drizzle and temperatures falling short of 50 degrees Tuesday, making for a long-awaited upturn in the weather. Saturday, the students will have Ohio Stadium south stands to bask in the sunshine and take in not only the annual Scarlet and Gray football game ( about 1:30 p.m.), but also a conference championship deciding lacrosse match between the Buckeyes and longtime regional rival Notre Dame (11 a.m.).

For their dedication throughout the 2008-09 athletics season, Ohio State students can enjoy all the festivities on and off the field Saturday FOR FREE. To gain free admission to Ohio Stadium, students with valid Buck IDs can enter south stands through Gate 32 (open 10 a.m.).

Students that previously purchased tickets through the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office for the lacrosse/football spring game – which share a $5 admission cost – can be issued refunds by calling 1-800-GoBucks.

Saturday festivities will include beach-themed music, games and prizes, while all students are asked to wear beach attire like Hawai’ian shirts, board shorts, sandals, etc.

For more information on the lacrosse and spring football game, as well as the second annual Scarlet and Gray Days sports celebration April 24-26, visit www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

NOTE: Access to Section AA of the south stands will be restricted until the conclusion of the lacrosse game. Section AA is located directly behind the lacrosse goal and within proximity to errant shots.

About Ohio State Athletics
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics sponsors 36 fully funded varsity teams – 17 for women, 16 for men and three co-educational. The department is committed to providing its more than 1,000 student-athletes with the finest in academic and athletics support in order to ensure a quality and life-enhancing experience. The Department of Athletics is completely self-supporting and receives no university monies, tax dollars or student fees. In Fiscal Year 2008-09, the Department of Athletics will transfer back to the University more than $26 million in assessments, including nearly $13 million in grant-in-aid costs.

Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com  Release: 04/22/2009

Plenty of sacks in jersey scrimmage

QB Terrelle Pryor didn’t like having to wear the black, no-contact jersey. (AP Photo)
Using the modified Stableford scoring system, the Ohio State defense defeated the Buckeye offense, 56-55, in the semi-annual jersey scrimmage at Ohio Stadium, Saturday afternoon.
One thing we learned is that sophomore quarterback Terrelle Pryor does not like to wear the black, [...]
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Defense rules (barely)

The defense won the semi-annual jersey scrimmage today in Ohio Stadium, gaining back the scarlet practice jerseys with a 56-55 win over the offense. It came down to a final drive. Terrelle Pryor led the offense down to the 5-yard…
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