COLUMBUS – A regimen of 15 practice sessions culminate Saturday in the annual Ohio State spring football game, a chance for Buckeye fans to get an early look at the 2017 team.
The LiFESports Spring Game presented by Nationwide (12:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium/BTN) General admission prices are $5 plus there will be a limited number of $15 reserved club seats
Two teams will play 40 minutes of football with no kickoff or punt returns in front of a crowd that could fill a reduced-capacity Ohio Stadium.
Spring Game At a Glance:
4 10-minute quarters with a running clock in the second half
No live kickoffs or punt returns
Scarlet team will be guest coached by Lou Holtz
Gray team will be guest coached by Nike founder Phil Knight.
Stadium capacity approximately 84,000 because of C Deck restoration work
Urban Meyer has asked two friends to serve as guest coaches: Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz and NIKE Inc. Chairman Emeritus Phil Knight.
Holtz coached at Ohio State during the 1968 national championship season and hired Meyer at Notre Dame in 1996 as receivers coach.
Ohio State and Nike have been apparel partners for more than two decades and agreed to a 15-year sponsorship through 2033.
About 20,000 seats in Ohio Stadium’s C deck will not be in use as work continues on a multi-year restoration project to preserve the 1922-circa coating and concrete on that level after previous work was done on A and B decks.