Controversy overshadows PSU-OSU clash

The conversation between two coaches began Monday with a standard question.

Luke Fickell asked Tom Bradley how he was doing.

“I kind of chuckled,” Bradley said. “[Fickell] knew what I meant because he had the same thing.”

Fickell started laughing as well. He then told Bradley, “At least I got my start in May.”

It was a rare moment of levity for two men who haven’t had much to laugh about lately.

Bradley and Fickell know one another like many assistant coaches know one another — from the recruiting trail.
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