Dienhart: 5 things I learned in Ohio State spring game
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

Ohio State has a lot of holes to fill as it heads into 2016. That made Saturday’s spring game in front of spring game record 101,189 fans interesting. It actually carried some heft. [ MORE: Watch a replay of the Ohio State spring game on BTN2Go ] Here are five things I learned about the Buckeyes on Saturday. 1. The secondary could be good. Three new starters are needed with Eli Apple, Tyvis Powell and Vonn Bell gone. Malik Hooker looked good, picking off a J.T. Barrett pass and racing 82 yards for a TD. Hooker also intercepted an offering

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Ohio State Spring Game Reactions
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It was a painful three months since we were last able to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes take the field and play some football. The rabid fan base responded to the requests of the Buckeye coaching staff and set a new spring game attendance record with 100,189. The game played out exactly how many of us thought it would. There were some great plays by young players and some areas of concern to really focus on before the season opener.

THE GOOD

• Sophomore Malik Hooker looks like a star in the making. He had two interceptions, a pick-six, and seemed to always be in the middle of every play. The pick-six was impressive but what excited me the most was his speed. Shortly after the second half began, sophomore Parris Campbell made some guys miss and had a clear path for a touchdown but Hooker was able to take a great angle and made up a lot of ground quick.

• Freshman Joe Burrow looks like he will be a very good quarterback for the Buckeyes after Barrett leaves for the NFL. He was under immense pressure all game but continued to stay in there and make some impressive throws. He was consistently on target and has beautiful touch on the deep ball. His touchdown throw to freshman Torrance Gibson was a thing of beauty. He took some big shots and continued to get up.

• Junior Marcus Baugh was a big target for junior J.T. Barrett. He was a consistent and dependable safety valve. This may be the year the Buckeyes utilize their tight end.

• Two defensive linemen stood out to me. Jashon Cornell was an absolute dominant force up-front. The move inside was a great move and will pay off big this season. Tracy Sprinkle continued to impress. He made his presence known early and often. I think both are in good position to start this year.

• Sophomore Jerome Baker had the play of the game. With Burrow and the white team driving, Baker went up high on a pass over the middle and made a very impressive one-handed catch.

• Other Tidbits:
  • Junior kicker Sean Nuernberger booted a 57-yard field goal on his third attempt. The first two had the distance but they were wide right.
  • Denzel Ward showed off his great speed on a blitz off the edge.
  • Sophomore Marcus Lattimore, who is in line to start opposite Gareon Conley, had a interception off of junior Barrett.
  • Freshman Mike Weber ran hard and looked good. He had two touchdowns

THE BAD

• As expected, the offensive line was absolutely brutal. When you are mixing and matching people on the line, the defensive line is at the advantage and it showed. Freshman Michael Jordan looked good at guard and may seriously have a shot at starting.

• There were a few drops by some of the young wide receivers. A lot of them would have been tough catches but they were balls that should have been caught if you want consistent playing time at Ohio State. Freshman Austin Mack shows great body control on numerous contested throws but was unable to come down with the catches. Sophomore Terry McLaurin had a touchdown catch but had a few contested drops.

• I know it means nothing but Barrett was not the most accurate we have seen him. He forced a few throws when he was under pressure which resulted in interceptions or passes way off target.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME

• Offensive
  • Torrance Gibson: Two touchdowns and showed a lot of promise.
  • Joe Burrow: I was very impressed with how calm and collected he was under pressure. Three TD passes.
• Defensive
  • Jashon Cornell: He looks like he may be a big time disruptor up the middle.
  • Malik Hooker: He impressed me more than anyone else today. 2 INTs and a T

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Watch Jerome Baker haul in leaping one-handed interception
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Big Ten fans might not see a better highlight in 2016 spring games than the one Jerome Baker executed in Ohio State’s annual Scarlet and Gray Spring Game on Saturday afternoon. [ MORE: Watch a replay of the Ohio State spring game on BTN2Go ] Late in the third quarter, Baker made a terrific leaping one-handed interception to thwart a likely Gray scoring drive. As impressive as the one-handed catch was, the strength Baker showed in holding onto the ball as he hit the turf was even be better. Watch the highlight-reel play in the video above, and get more

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2016 Ohio State spring game showcases the excitement of uncertainty for Urban Meyer's young team
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A beautiful day in Columbus produced some entertaining exhibition football.

Starting out the gates with uptempo offense and never really relenting, the Ohio State Buckeyes spring game did pretty much everything you imagined. While just about all the quarterbacks involved had moments they'd love to have back, plenty of playmakers showed a preview of things to come, and with around 100,000 OSU faithful in attendance for the second straight year, things couldn't have gone much better overall.

Mortal lock for starting quarterback J.T. Barrett didn't exactly have his best day -- 13-22 for 102 yards with two interceptions -- but two years ago after the quarterbacks didn't particularly look the part, OSU went on to win a national championship. One of the biggest problems on the day for Barrett and his probable backup, Joe Burrow, was the extremely suspect play of a backup-laden offensive line. Poor Burrow, who unlike Barrett didn't have a non-contact jersey, was blasted all afternoon playing behind various mixes of second- and third-string offensive linemen.

Among the standouts on the afternoon, defensive back Malik Hooker showed why OSU took a chance on the underrated prospect, hauling in two interceptions. The first, a pick-six off of Barrett, was the first touchdown of the game. Defensive linemen DaVon Hamilton and Tracy Sprinkle, the latter a player singled out by coaches for having a great spring, running back Mike Weber (who had several scores on the afternoon), Burrow, defensive back Denzel Ward, and tight end Marcus Baugh all turned heads making plays at various junctures.

Terry McLaurin was the leading receiver while former quarterback Torrance Gibson caught two touchdown passes.

And though he wasn't necessarily the most memorable standout during the exhibition, there's no doubt that linebacker Jerome Baker made the play of the spring game -- and maybe any this spring.

Urban Meyer said during a pregame interview with the Big Ten Network's (and former Ohio State Buckeyes LB) Bobby Carpenter that "spring games are usually awful." And while last year's game probably left some to be desired, a beautiful day in Columbus, Ohio proved to be pretty fun on the whole. If you cared, the Gray were the winners, 28-17, meaning the Scarlet team had to walk back from Ohio Stadium to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. They'll also have to do landscaping work on Buckeye Grove, where OSU's former first-team All-Americans have trees planted in their honor.

With so many starting positions up for grabs and so much exciting young talent, the best is yet to come for one of the most intriguing groups of Buckeyes in recent memory.

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Watch top highlights from Saturday’s Big Ten spring games
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Saturday featured a handful of Big Ten spring football games. [ MORE: Get all of our spring football game highlights, interviews ] Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue all put a wrap on their spring schedules Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes closed their spring in front of a spring game record 101,189 fans at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State honored late defensive end Will Smith, 34, who died last weekend in after a traffic dispute in New Orleans, prior to kickoff. Check out some of the top plays from all five of Saturday’s spring games below. MARYLAND: Red 51, White

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Ohio State LB Jerome Baker made the catch of all spring games
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WOW!

During a spring game riddled with interceptions, perhaps no player made a better individual play than Ohio State linebacker Jerome Baker.

A year removed from seeing mostly special teams action while a true freshman, Baker made an unbelievable interception late in the third quarter of OSU's 2016 spring game:


Unfortunately for Baker's Scarlet team, the very next play was an interception by Malik Hooker, Hooker's second of the afternoon.

Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes will undoubtedly be hoping their QBs are a little more careful with the ball when the games start to count.

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Mike Thomas' Urban Meyer shirt wins the Ohio State spring game
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Can't out-style Mike.

Mike Thomas is never one to shy away from attention on the football field.

Though he's moved on to the professional level and likely can't wait to hear his name called in less than two weeks at the 2016 NFL Draft, that doesn't mean he can't get the spotlight on himself in a different way: from the sidelines at the 2016 Ohio State spring game.

After apparently getting it made just for today's event, the former OSU wide receiver showed off a wild "Urban Meyer" T-shirt during a sideline interview with BTN's Bobby Carpenter:



The only question now is where we can get one of these of our own.

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Ohio State sets national spring game attendance record for the second straight year
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Ohio State's spring game homefield advantage is better than your favorite team's regular season one.

The Ohio State University's a perennial College Football Playoff contender. Now it looks like they're well positioned to be amongst the best spring game crowds each year as well.

This afternoon, an announced crowd of over 100,189 Buckeye fans made the trek to Ohio Stadium on a beautiful spring afternoon for the annual spring football game, setting a new national record. This breaks last year's record of 99,391. A year ago, they broke their own previous national record of 95,722 from 2009. Alabama is one of the only other schools to regularly be competitive in the spring game attendance race with OSU. Michigan's spring game attendance was reportedly just 35,000 several weeks back on a frigid Friday night in Ann Arbor.

Sure it's a fake football game and we know it amounts to little more than an intrasquad scrimmage. But where else would you rather be than getting a trailer of the action to come this fall in Ohio Stadium?

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Video: Ohio State holds moment of silence for late Will Smith
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Ohio State honored former defensive end Will Smith before its spring game Saturday afternoon. [ MORE: Watch the Ohio State spring game on BTN2Go ] The Buckeyes held a moment of silence for Smith, 34, who was shot and killed following a minor car accident last Saturday night in New Orleans, and also wore a “WS” helmet decal that featured a Buckeye leaf in between Smith’s initials. It was a powerful moment at Ohio Stadium, in front of a spring game record 100,000-plus fans. A champion in college (2002 BCS title, Ohio State’s first football crown in 34 years) and

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Ohio State spring game 2016 live game updates: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch
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Ohio State football is back, sorta.

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be taking the field for the first time since their overwhelming victory over Notre Dame in January's Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes finished their 2015 campaign strong, and while it didn't end in the national championship that everybody had hoped, it was still a fun season.

This year, the Buckeyes look plenty different, and today is the first day we really get to see these guys in action. There will be plenty of position battles, and guys making names for themselves as the crop of 2016 Buckeyes takes its final form before we kickoff the season in August.

The Scarlet team will be led by new co-defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, assisted by Ed Warinner and Tim Beck, who will be commanding the first-team offense team. The Gray team will be led by Tony Alford, running backs coach, and will be assisted by Luke Fickell, Greg Studrawa, Kerry Coombs, and Zach Smith. Their team will be the first-team defense.

So take your pick, whether it be Scarlet or Gray, and join us in the comments as we enjoy our first taste of football in over four months.

How to watch:


Game time: ~1:30 p.m.

TV channel: Big Ten Network (Channel 1333 on Time Warner Columbus-Delaware)

Live streaming online: BTN2Go

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Ohio State spring game breaks attendance record as Buckeyes top 100000 fans in Ohio Stadium
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Ohio Stadium will be at capacity for the spring game
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Ohio State fans answered Urban Meyer's call in a big way.

A few days ago, Urban Meyer called for 100,000 fans to come to Ohio State's spring game this afternoon, a figure that would smash attendance records for a practice. Now, thanks to some great weather in Columbus, some real intrigue around position battles, and some good old fashioned Buckeye fan passion, it seems clear that the Buckeyes are going to get there. The university announced today that Ohio Stadium will be "at capacity" for the Spring Game.

Ohio Stadium's capacity, by the way, is 104,944 people. There might not be quite that many folks in the stands for the game today, as the school is letting anybody with a BuckID in for free and probably needs to make sure there will be enough room, but it seems clear that Ohio State will hit that 100,000 person benchmark for the game.

That's truly an amazing number, when you remember that the spring game is actually a dang practice that doesn't actually count.

It should be an electric atmosphere at The Show today, which is great for the players, great for the number of big name recruits who will be in attendance, and great for the program.

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Ohio State spring game 2016 live stream: How to watch online, TV schedule and more
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Hey, there's Ohio State football today!

Your first taste of some Ohio State Buckeyes football since that glorious victory over Notre Dame in January's Fiesta Bowl is finally here.

Today is Ohio State's spring game, marking somewhat of a start to the Buckeyes 2016 campaign. This year's spring game doesn't have quite the hype that surrounded last season's, but that doesn't mean it's all for nothing. The upcoming season will be a big one for Urban Meyer and his squad, as it seems they sent nearly the entire 2015 squad to the NFL.

The Buckeyes have their undisputed quarterback this year, and have plenty of options at other key positions to see who will be remembered as being a key part of a 2016 Ohio State team that should be a memorable one.

When and where is the game this week?


It's the Spring Game, so it's in Columbus at Ohio Stadium. The game will follow a men's lacrosse game, as the Buckeyes take on the Michigan Wolverines. The start is expected to be 1:30 p.m., but with the lacrosse game, it could run earlier or later. The lacrosse team is 5-7, but hopefully they can have a similar result against the Wolverines as they did in football.

That sounds awesome. How can I go?


First thing is first, Urban Meyer really wants you to go. He mentioned he would love to see 100,000 people fill up the 'Shoe, which would break records, and everybody likes to see records broken. General admission is $5, while some reserved club seats will be available for $15. Children six and under do not need tickets for general admission. Parking is free, although the lots directly west of the stadium will require a permit.

Can I watch the game on TV if I'm not there?


Absolutely. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network (channel 1333 HD on Time Warner Columbus/Delaware)

What about streaming? How do I watch it online?


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What all can I expect to see?


Aside from seeing all of the Buckeyes battling for their positions, there will be a punt-catching competition. The competition will feature Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel as well as Kirk Barton, Jimmy Cordle, and Jack Mewhort. There will also be a quarterback skills challenge, that will have a student and J.T. Barrett face off against Cardale Jones, and another student. Finally, there will be a contest to determine the fastest student, where Vonn Bell, Eli Apple, Darron Lee, Jalin Marshall, Tyvis Powell, and Ezekiel Elliott will coach those participating.

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Bulldogs rally past Buckeyes, 5-4
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Ohio State men's lacrosse | Michigan looms as Buckeyes look to halt skid
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Ohio State baseball suffers fourth straight Big Ten loss, 7-4, to Rutgers
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The Scarlet Knights opened up an early lead that the Buckeyes couldn't surmount.

Ohio State is now 2-5 in Big Ten play after falling to Rutgers, 7-4, at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus on Friday night. The Buckeyes have now lost four straight conference games and will need to come up big on Saturday and Sunday to salvage a series win.

Howie Brey of the Scarlet Knights overcame a rough first inning to settle down and put in a very solid start. Brey moved to 4-3 for the year after allowing four runs on seven hits, striking out six and walking three, in a complete game.

Just one member of the starting nine failed to pick up a hit for head coach Joe Litterio, as his team improved to 3-4 in Big Ten play.

This was not Tanner Tully's night for Ohio State. The junior left-hander survived six innings, but gave up seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits and three walks as he fell to 4-3 on the season.

Nick Sergakis drove in a pair of runs for the Buckeyes, and Troy Montgomery hit his seventh home run of the season in the losing effort.

Rutgers put up a crooked number on Tully in the first inning thanks to timely hitting with two outs. R.J. Devish and Mike Carter both reached safely to lead things off, but Tully retired the next two he faced. An infield single by John Jennings loaded the bases and a single to center by Jawuan Harris that was misplayed by Montgomery cleared them, and Ohio State was in a 3-0 hole right off the bat.

The Buckeyes bounced right back in the bottom of the frame, though, scoring three times. A single back up the middle by Jacob Bosiokovic and a bunt single by Ronnie Dawson put two on with one out for Sergakis. The team co-captain did what he's been doing all season, ripping a double into the left-center gap to drive in both runners.


Sergakis came around from second to tie the game when Troy Kuhn looped a single into short left field.

Three straight hits to start the top of the second helped the Scarlet Knights put another three runs on the board. An RBI single from Devish and a two-run double by Chris Suseck made it a 6-3 game.

In the third, Rutgers stayed hot. Christian Campbell led off with a double and came around to score on a single by Milo Freeman for a 7-3 lead.

Montgomery got a run back with a solo home run, his second in as many games.


Freshman Ryan Feltner relieved Tully and threw three scoreless innings, but Brey was just too tough for the Buckeyes' bats to overcome.

Game two of the series will take place on Saturday at 3:05 p.m. ET. Ohio State is dedicating the game to the memory of Zach Farmer, the former Buckeye pitcher who passed away from leukemia at the age of 21 last August. Be The Match will be in attendance, with fans encouraged to sign up to be registered as marrow donors at the front gates of Bill Davis Stadium.

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Ezekiel Elliott reminds Jim Harbaugh, 'You gotta win ballgames to be able to talk behind it'
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Continuing his Bristol media tour from earlier in the day, Ezekiel Elliott appeared on the Paul Finebaum Show, two years removed from his 85-yard-run to immortality against Alabama.

Though Zeke broached a variety of subjects, things got particularly interesting when the subject of Jim Harbaugh and Michigan came up.

"You know, I am tired of hearing about Coach Harbaugh. You know, I think he needs to get in check with reality," Elliott said. "At the end of the day, you can't talk smack about a rivalry when you haven't won a rivalry game. You gotta win ballgames to be able to talk behind it."

"It's because, honestly, that felt like a home game for us. We had so many Buckeyes there. Being in Ann Arbor, and in the Big House, and having so many Buckeyes there. And hearing the O-h-i-o in their house. This was a special moment. And kind of seeing all their fans leave before the game was over. And seeing a red sea in their stadium was probably one of the top college moments I've had," he added.

Paul Finebaum reminded his listeners that Michigan has only won one half national championship since the 1940s and yet they continue to talk about and treat themselves like they're at the epicenter of college football.

"I think you guys, the media, you guys empower him. You guys give him so much attention. And he just feeds off it. But I mean, at the end of the day, we just look at the win-loss total. We look and see what happens when you got on the field and that's how I feel. I'm leaving my career with three years of three Gold Pants and I'm pretty satisfied."

Never stop doing you, Zeke.

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Ohio State becomes ground zero for paying student athletes debate
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Well known writers, executives, economists and former student athletes talked about the dilemma faced with college athletics.

"This is not a sports issue. This is a civil rights and a human rights issue"


– Joe Nocera at the Sports and Society Initiative at Ohio State (via Summer Cartwright)

On Friday morning, some notable people inside the sports business spoke to an audience at Ohio State about paying student athletes.

The first panel had New York Times columnist Joe Nocera, who wrote about the NCAA in a co-authored book Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA, joined by Vince Doria (former ESPN Senior VP), Matt Mitten (Professor of Law, and Director of the National Sports Law Institute (Marquette)) and Andrew Zimbalist (professor of economics at Smith College) spoke for roughly 90-minutes about how college athletics got into this predicament on whether or not athletes should be paid.

Nocera jumped on the fact that higher stipends are a way to entice athletes to certain schools.


Another case was that businesses used a certain amount of revenue to pay their people, while, hypothetically, some colleges spend below that on scholarship costs.


The second panel brought up some notable former Buckeyes, including one of the heroes from the 2003 National Championship game, Maurice Clarrett.


The panel discussed what they've done since their college days, and whether or not payment should be dished out to the student athletes. The conversation then spun into how the student-athlete balanced leaned more toward the athlete side, and not too much on the education side.




"After years of reporting on occupations like this one, I’ve never heard of even one case of a college staff member of administrator coming away with even a scratch. Yet in the name of preserving "safe space," these protesters were evicted."


– Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

Stemming from last week's sit-in at Bricker Hall to further the #ReclaimOSU movement to increase transparency from the Ohio State University administration, there is now a well-written piece on the definition of a "safe space" after OSU officials removed the protesters.


The University said that employees in the building were scared that the protesters were going to do something, which caused intervention as seen above.

Friedersdorf's article goes on to talk about how universities deal with protesters, and how being afraid of a potential action/reaction is a tricky slope to navigate.

Nonetheless, this has opened the conversation to what exactly is determined to be a "safe place", with this protest happening at a metropolis of a school in Ohio State.

"All day of game lots are available for free parking, with the exception of the west stadium lot."


– NBC4 Columbus

For those of you going to any of the festivities – the Garth Brooks concert, Spring game and/or baseball game – on the Ohio State campus this weekend, you probably should know a few things about the parking situation.

Shuttles will be running from West Campus starting at 9 a.m. til an hour after the spring game; disability park will be at the north St.John Arena parking lot – and is free.

From the Ohio Expo Center to OSU Campus, COTA will have a gameday shuttle.

If you aren't about that driving or busing life, Uber and Lyft are viable options to get to the events, as well.

Here's a traffic bulletin on what roads to avoid for the concert Friday:



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Dienhart: Five things to watch in Ohio State spring game
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

Ohio State’s spring game always is a big deal. And Saturday’s festivities drip with more intrigue than usual, as the Buckeyes search for myriad answers as the program looks to get back on top of the Big Ten East. The list of key players gone is long: CB Eli Apple; S Vonn Bell; C Jacoby Boren; DE Joey Bosa; OT Taylor Decker; RB Ezekiel Elliott; OT Chase Farris; DT Joel Hale; QB Cardale Jones; LB Darron Lee; WR Jalin Marshall; WR Braxton Miller; LB Joshua Perry; S Tyvis Powell; TE Nick Vannett; DT Tommy Schutt; WR Michael Thomas; DT Adolphus

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