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2020 Team Discussion Thread

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MaxBuck said:
False. We're probably at least 5% nationwide. Estimates are that maybe 35% of people in NYC have been infected.

I'll be somewhat surprised if Ohio State has a 2020 football season. Sure hope I'm wrong, but that's where my current thinking is.
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Same... just way too much momentum in the wrong direction and I highly doubt the country starts being responsible.
 
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In accordance with guidelines approved by the NCAA last month, Ohio State will begin the second phase of summer workouts on Friday, in which the Buckeyes are allowed to conduct up to 20 hours of organized team activities including football walkthroughs, team meetings and strength and conditioning workouts.

Those team activities will be limited to up to six hours per week of walkthroughs, six hours of team meetings and eight hours of weight training and conditioning. The Buckeyes will not be allowed to wear pads or conduct any contact or speed drills during walkthroughs, but will be allowed to practice with footballs for the first time since their lone week of spring practices during the first week of March. Team activities will be limited to four hours per day, and Ohio State is required to give its athletes two days off during the 14-day period, after which the Buckeyes will start full football practices – provided it is deemed safe for them to do so – on Aug. 7.


Buckeyes Set to Begin Next Phase In Return to Football

Ohio State is set to begin the next phase of summer activities on Friday.

The Buckeyes will begin the two-week period of time where the NCAA has granted programs the ability to increase their working hours to 20 per week.

Of those 20 hours per week, up to eight can be for strength and conditioning. No sports equipment can be used in this time.

Up to six of the hours can be used for walk-throughs. The NCAA has also permitted the use of footballs during these walk-throughs, which was done so as to allow players to begin acclimating back to football practices. During this time there can be no strength and conditioning, no protective equipment, and no speed drills.

The last of the six hours can be used for meetings,which includes film review, position meetings, one-on-one meetings, and the like.

In this two-week period, the student-athletes must receive two days off.

The 20 hours is the same as teams receive in spring camp, which was obviously cut well short this year.

Once these two weeks are done, then fall camp will begin with practicing beginning Friday, August 7.

The standards and protocols remain in place regarding COVID-19 and the University's mandate for everyone to do their respective part in eliminating the spread of the virus.

Here is OSU's release in full.

§ The Ohio State football program will begin its second phase of summer access tomorrow, July 24.

§ This 14-day period will include up to 20 hours per week of activities (and not more than four hours per day) that may include:

o Up to eight hours per week of weight training and conditioning (no sports equipment can be used);

o Up to six hours per week of walk-throughs, which may include the use of a football (no conditioning or contact; no protective equipment; and no speed drills); and

o Up to six hours per week of meetings, which may include film review, position meetings, one-on-one meetings, etc.

§ Student-athletes must be provided two days off during the 14-day period.

§ Skill instruction (ie: practice) is not allowed until the beginning of preseason practice, which is set for Aug. 7.

§ The health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes is our highest priority.

§ Health and safety protocols are designed to be as responsible as possible based on guidelines established by the Ohio State COVID-19 Transition Task Force and its Safe Campus and Scientific Advisory Subgroup, and also the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health.

§ Ohio State football players are being routinely tested for COVID-19 and training/workout decisions will continue to be re-evaluated by medical staff to protect the health and safety of students.

§ To protect the individual medical privacy of the student-athletes, the university will not release information about the test results.

§ A strict set of protocols remain in place requiring daily symptoms assessments, physical distancing, masks, hygiene, limited density in indoor spaces and cleaning procedures.

§ Players will continue to dress/undress at their apartments and bring used workout gear back the next day for daily cleaning by the equipment staff.

§ Upon completion of activities, student-athletes will pick up clean workout clothes for the next day and receive food-to-go before exiting premises.

§ Workouts at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center will take place in the weight room, on the indoor field and as much as possible on the outdoor fields.

§ Areas off limits at this time include the locker room, showers and players’ lounge.

Entire article: https://buckeyescoop.com/page/blog/articles/buckeyes-set-to-begin-next-phase-in-return-to-football/
 
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Will any Ohio State players opt out of the season?
So far, Lettermen Row sources have indicated that all the Buckeyes have been participating in the workouts thus far, and there have been no players elect to sit out this season. There will be a renewed round of interest in that choice as the start of training camp arrives on Friday, and the possible boycott in the Pac-12 from players over a variety of issues could be a wrinkle that extends across the country and into the Big Ten.

There has also already been a top NFL Draft prospect at Virginia Tech decide to forego the risks of playing this season, and Ohio State has a handful of projected first-round picks who could at least considering doing the same. Since guys like Shaun Wade, Wyatt Davis and Josh Myers all have made it clear why they came back for another season, it would be a surprise to see them opt out of any chance to chase down a national championship. But this is a situation that will be monitored for every major program across the country.

How will Ryan Day tweak practice schedules for Ohio State?
There was no Big Ten media day event this summer, and Ryan Day and the Buckeyes have been working in near-total silence since spring camp was shut down in March. It’s been difficult to get much of a read on what Ohio State has been doing to prepare with Day and the players largely unavailable to the media and the limited workouts all closed, but that is expected to end this week once practice resumes.

Day has faced plenty of unique challenges already in his career with the Buckeyes, and this one he’s been facing for the last few months is certainly daunting. It won’t get any easier when he has to decide how to structure workouts, looking at everything from which units should practice against each other to deciding who should room together in the team hotel during camp. Day has repeatedly proven to be a problem-solving coach, and it will be fascinating to see and hear how he’s tackling the issues facing the Buckeyes heading into the season.
 
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