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2025 Spring Practices, Spring Game, and other Tidbits

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osuvictory1 said:
I disagree about Doug Lesmerises. I really enjoy the Kings of Columbus segments. I have been listening to him since he was at Cleveland.com. I think he is good, and has been a staple Buckeye voice for years.
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To each of their own. His question to Ryan Day about Matt Patricias charges that were dismissed against him 2 decades ago soured me pretty hard. He made comments earlier that day (the day Patricia was hired) that implied he was shocked he was hired because of this prior incident even though he acknowledged the charges were dropped.

Not my cup of tea but I use to listen anyways to hear what Bill had to say. Totally out though after that fucked up question to Ryan Day about Patricia.
 
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Captain Buckeye said:
To each of their own. His question to Ryan Day about Matt Patricias charges that were dismissed against him 2 decades ago soured me pretty hard. He made comments earlier that day (the day Patricia was hired) that implied he was shocked he was hired because of this prior incident even though he acknowledged the charges were dropped.

Not my cup of tea but I use to listen anyways to hear what Bill had to say. Totally out though after that fucked up question to Ryan Day about Patricia.
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He is actually pretty good natured and not a person, from my experience following him, who goes out of his way to attack people maliciously. However, he is willing to ask difficult questions, which sets the OSU beat apart from the TCUN beat.

Many in the OSU beat are not OSU grads, or started out as fans. Lesmerises falls into that category.
 
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osuvictory1 said:
He is actually pretty good natured and not a person, from my experience following him, who goes out of his way to attack people maliciously. However, he is willing to ask difficult questions, which sets the OSU beat apart from the TCUN beat.

Many in the OSU beat are not OSU grads, or started out as fans. Lesmerises falls into that category.
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That wasn’t a “tough” question. It was grandstanding. Not only was it almost 30 years ago, but it was discussed ad nauseam when Matt was hired by Detroit. There was nothing new that he was going to uncover.
 
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Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Still Sees No Separation in Quarterback Battle, Matt Patricia Excited for First Ohio State Spring Game

Ryan Day said Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz are “neck-and-neck,” Matt Patricia loves Payton Pierce's physicality and Brian Hartline isn't surprised by Tyler Bowen's recruiting success.
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Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Still Sees No Separation in Quarterback Battle, Matt Patricia Excited for First Ohio State Spring Game​

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Ryan Day​

  • On the state of the quarterback competition and what he saw Saturday: "The only thing that was different about Saturday's practice is that the students were there and that the media were there. But what it does make you realize is that every rep matters. ... It's been three guys getting after it across the board, improvement. ... Nobody is much further ahead of the other one."
  • Day said it's better to have the challenge of a position battle at quarterback than to have no options. "It's nerve wracking when you don't have a quarterback. ... That's part of the problem, is finding the right one."
  • Austin Siereveld is at the point where he could start at guard or tackle, Day said.
  • On whether Lincoln Kienholz has a realistic shot to be the starting quarterback this fall. "Absolutely. ... You saw his potential in some of the throws he made. ... We need to see them make routine plays routinely."
  • Jeremiah Smith's leadership and versatility are areas where he can improve this offseason. "I think everybody on the team is at a different point. ... For Jeremiah, it's like, 'How do I get that 1% better every day?' ... You're starting to see him come out of his shell a bunch. ... We're gonna increase his route tree. There's a lot of things that he can improve on."
  • On freshman wide receiver Quincy Porter losing his black stripe: "He was productive. He made a lot of contested catches. ... He earned it."
  • Linebacker Payton Pierce will have a "big impact" in 2025, Day said. "I think Payton Pierce is thriving right now. ... He's a guy that understands football at a high level, he's a great tackler."
  • Day took the rare step of making his quarterbacks live during parts of Saturday's practice to give his young room a chance to develop pocket presence and learning when to scramble. "You start to get in a rhythm of practicing as opposed to playing, you get comfortable in the pocket. ... When you're standing there as a quarterback, you know it's live, it's a whole different feel. ... Everybody came out alive."
  • Day said he realized about a week and a half into spring practice that Ohio State needed to put the pedal to the floor to get its young players ready. "We need about five more weeks of spring ball. ... It's actually become one of the most physical spring practices we've ever had."
  • On the spring game format: "We'll break up offense and defense and the first part of that will be thud. ... Once that happens, after a few drives, we'll get right into it, we'll be tackling."
  • On the defensive tackle position: "There's been flashes, but in order for us to play defense like we did last year, but we're going to need those guys to step up more than they have. ... We need these guys to step up in a big way."
  • On how he weighs the spring game in the quarterback competition: "It's a piece. I think about quarterbacks' journeys along the way ... it's a process and a journey along the way. So it's hard to make hard and fast decisions, sometimes, with young players."

Matt Patricia​

  • Patricia loves the competitive fire in his cornerback room.
  • On what he wants to see in the Spring Game: "I'm looking for a lot of things, I'm pretty excited. ... I'm excited to see the fans. ... I think one of the things defensively that we're always trying to practice in these settings is communication. ... Our overall operation, coaching staff, make sure we're coaching well. ... And, of course, we want to see everybody compete."
  • On the safety competition between Malik Hartford and Jaylen McClain: "It's a great evaluation now of seeing some deep play, seeing some in-the-box play. ... I'd say both are really shining and showing their skillsets."
  • On Pierce: "Everyone's gonna feel Payton Pierce right away. He's gonna come downhill with a physicality that's undeniable."
  • Larry Johnson is a big boost to the defensive line development, Patricia said. "I think those guys are working really hard. ... Those guys are blessed to be in that situation to be able to grow from that."
  • Multiplicity and better technique are the top areas where he's seen the Buckeyes' defensive linemen grow. "Our pad level has gotten better. ... We've made strides there, hand placement, pad level."
  • On Caleb Downs: "Outstanding presence on the football field. ... Really good football player, obviously, but that would be the thing I would say."
  • Patricia is going to let offensive personnel, defensive fit and game situations will dictate what formations and personnel packages Ohio State utilizes.
  • On Arvell Reese: "He definitely has a diverse skillset, so there's a lot of different things you can do with him at linebacker. ... Moving him around makes it difficult for people to figure out what he's going to do."

Brian Hartline​

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buchtelgrad04 said:
That wasn’t a “tough” question. It was grandstanding. Not only was it almost 30 years ago, but it was discussed ad nauseam when Matt was hired by Detroit. There was nothing new that he was going to uncover.
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Yes. Agreed.

He asked the question to say “at least I have standards”.

What could Ryan say to the question anyways? The charges were dropped and I’d hope anyone wrongly accused of doing something didn’t have that held against them.
 
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Ohio State Spring Game to Feature Offense vs. Defense Scrimmage, Tackling After First Few Series

Ryan Day is sticking with his usual offense/defense format for Ohio State's spring game, which will feature "thud" tempo early before going to full contact after a few series.
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Ohio State Spring Game to Feature Offense vs. Defense Scrimmage, Tackling After First Few Series​

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Ohio State's spring game is sticking with the same format head coach Ryan Day has consistently opted for in recent years.

The Buckeyes will divide up their roster by offense and defense – offense will be the "Scarlet" side and defense will be the "Gray" – and they will face off against each other in a scrimmage open to the public at Ohio Stadium. Day will have his established veterans play "thud" tempo without tackling for the first couple of series before going full-go afterward.

"We'll break up offense and defense, and the first part of that will be thud for some of the guys who have played a lot of football," Day said. "But we'll be doing that. And then once that happens, after a few drives, we'll get right into it and we'll be tackling. The quarterbacks will not be live. But everybody else will. And it'll look like a normal spring game."
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"Coming off of last year, my initial first two weeks after the season was, 'OK,' – I wasn't even thinking about anything moving forward – 'Boy, we have to take a step back in spring,'" Day said. "We just played 16 games. It's a long year. We have to be really smart. Our roster goes to 105. We can't afford to lose anybody. Got about a week-and-a-half into spring and realized, the guys who left played a lot of football, the majority of these guys haven't played a lot of football. ... It's actually become one of the most physical spring balls we've ever had."

Ohio State's spring game will kick off at noon Saturday and will be broadcast by Big Ten Network and 97.1 The Fan. Tickets remain available on Ohio State’s athletics website.

Just sayin': The NCAA roster limit of 105 kicks in this coming season.
 
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Ohio State to Unveil National Championship Rings at Saturday’s Spring Game

The 2024 Buckeyes will receive their national championship rings at Saturday’s Ohio State spring game. “They’re big, and they did a great job with them,” Ryan Day said.
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Ohio State to Unveil National Championship Rings at Saturday’s Spring Game​

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The national championship rings have arrived in Columbus.

The 2024 Buckeyes will receive their hardware during Saturday’s spring game at Ohio Stadium.
Ryan Day got a sneak peek at the national championship rings and was amazed by what he saw, as shown in a video posted by Ohio State on social media Thursday.



“Man, they're big, and they did a great job with them,” Day said Thursday morning during an appearance on 97.1 The Fan’s Bishop and Friends. “I don't know how much bigger these rings can get, you have to drag them around, but really cool to see. You think about getting rings and they made three rings for us – one for the national championship game, one for the CFP and then one for the bowl games, and the (national championship ring) in particular has all kinds of different cool features to it.

“But it's really become like a trophy. I don't think the guys really wear their rings, but it's a trophy and it's more the symbolism of what we all dreamed of this year. So to see that actually in person, the guys did a great job. We had a ring committee on the team, the guys put those together, they came out beautiful.”
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