June 13, 2026

Ohio State hoping to have full capacity in Horseshoe for 2021 football season


CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down the latest Amway Coaches Poll. USA TODAY After almost 20,000 fans attended Ohio State’s spring game at Ohio Stadium last month, coach Ryan Day expressed optimism it was a sign of things to come. “I’m just hoping that thing’s full when we come back against Oregon here,” Day said, referring to the Buckeyes’ home opener Sept. 11. It’s looking more and more like he will get his wish. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said Thursday that “we’re hopefully going to have an opportunity to be at 100% capacity” at the Horseshoe in 2021. Smith said Ohio State will work with City of Columbus public health commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts in deciding the safe capacity for the stadium, which holds 104,944. “We just have to wait and see, but our goal is to get to that point, so hopefully it happens,” Smith…

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