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Jun. 3—Ohio State plans to honor the 50th anniversary of Archie Griffin’s first Heisman Trophy campaign in 2024, and the Buckeyes will waste no time this fall.
The season-opening game against Akron on Aug. 31 will coincide with a celebration of Griffin’s 1974 season as well as faculty and staff appreciation day.
That is one of eight game themes the school announced Monday.
The Sept. 7 game against Western Michigan will be alumni band day, and the Sept. 21 game against Marshall will be the Scarlet and Gray game.
The former means that is when fans can expect so see the annual quad Script Ohio formed by current and former members of the band, and the latter will see all of Ohio State’s current student athletes recognized on the field.
Iowa’s visit on Oct. 5 will be Hall of Fame weekend, and the Buckeyes will wear their alternate gray uniforms.
Homecoming is set for Oct. 26 when the Buckeyes play host to Nebraska, and fans are going to be asked to “scarlet the shoe” by wearing red hues to the game.
Nov. 9 against Purdue is military appreciation day, and first responders will be recognized two weeks later when Indiana comes to town.
The regular season finale against Michigan on Nov. 30 will serve as Senior Day.
Griffin ran for 1,650 yards as a junior in 1974 en route to a team Big Ten championship and his selection as the Heisman Trophy winner.
The Columbus prep product added 1,450 yards during his senior season as the Buckeyes won the Big Ten title again, and he became the first and so far only player to win two Heismans.
While the stadium used to routinely sell out in advance of the season, that is no longer the case, and Ohio State is planning to roll out ticket sales in tiers this month.
A “pick three mini-plan” will be available starting June 7 that allows fans to pick tickets to three games from three groups of contests:…
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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-06-03 18:40:00
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