With all the uncertainty surrounding college football in 2020, at this point most can come to terms with a similar conclusion. If the adopted national pastime somehow gets the green light this fall, it will most certainly look different than before. In late May, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said in pandemic times, Ohio Stadium could hold anywhere between 22-50 thousand fans depending on the nature of physical distancing guidelines (embed his tweet). Based on this information, the best-case scenario would allow the Buckeyes to take the field in front of a stadium at just 48 percent capacity. With crowd limitations most certainly looming, BuckeyesNow takes a look at the lower end of the attendance spectrum in Ohio Stadium history. While every Buckeye remembers the 2016 thrilling double overtime win over the arch-rival in front of a stadium record 110,045 raucous fans, only true historians will recall Ohio State’s…
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