4:54 PM ET Josh MoyerESPN Staff Writer Close Covers Penn State and Big Ten. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Penn State University and Columbia University. Move over Pikachu and bottle-flipping teammates: Ohio State team captain J.T. Barrett doesn’t have time for your shenanigans. In a short-but-funny video tweeted out by Ohio State football’s official account Thursday afternoon, Barrett playfully chides his teammates for playing games instead of practicing — and tosses a football straight at an offending Pokemon. Some have dubbed it the “Pikachu assassination.” It’s worth watching: Captain Barrett has had enough of all these games ?#GrindTime #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/iMFNW6uByz — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) July 14, 2016 No Pikachus were harmed in the making of that film. The Buckeyes open the 2016 season at noon Saturday on Sept. 3 against Bowling Green. That means only 50 days until kickoff. Hopefully we will see more videos like this in the meantime.
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