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A letter to this year’s Buckeyes from an Ohio State senior, pleading for a win
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I have never seen the Bucks beat TTUN while I’ve been an OSU student
Dear The Ohio State Football Team,
My name is Megan Husslein and I am a senior at Ohio State looking to go into sports broadcasting. I have been a Buckeye fan my entire life, born and raised in Columbus. All I have ever known was Ohio State beating TTUN every single year, but unfortunately, when I got to college, the script was flipped.
My freshman year, in 2020, That Team was way too scared to face Justin Fields & Co., so they canceled the game. Sophomore year was the beginning of the cheating scandal, but we didn’t know it at the time. That was an unfortunate beatdown led by Aidan Hutchinson.
Then, came last year, my junior year. I was so amped up. My first Ohio State/TTUN game! Plus, the fact that I was a student and in the student section made it so much more special. I was so confident in the Bucks. C.J. Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka... how could they lose?
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Well, I was apparently overconfident. That was such a miserable day. I cried multiple times in the fourth quarter and as I was leaving The Shoe. Yeah, yeah, some might say I was being dramatic, but I had been waiting for 20 years to witness The Game in person, so I was definitely disappointed that the Buckeyes didn’t come away with a win.
Now, it is my senior year. I graduate in the spring. This is my final opportunity to witness an Ohio State victory over TTUN while I am still a student. Plus, to make it even better, I have been covering the team all season long for The Lantern, so I’ve been filming every game on the field.
I will get to be on the field in The Big House as well, and I am ecstatic. While I do wish The Game was home this year, especially with the whole cheating scandal, I am excited to go to Ann Arbor. The fact that I could actually be there for a rivalry win is awesome. Then I would race back to Columbus to celebrate with all of my other Buckeyes.
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So, I beg and I plead, Buckeyes, PLEASE WIN. TTUN is not America’s Team. Ohio State is. Marvin Harrison Jr. is the best player in the country, and TreVeyon Henderson is going to run with the team on his back. The defense has been playing out of their minds all season long, and this is the game they have been looking to redeem themselves for since last year.
THIS IS YOUR TIME! You have the talent and the heart. You just have to execute. I know you can do it. It’s going to be a hostile environment, but that’s the best kind of environment. I can’t believe that Rivalry Week is officially here. I believe in you and so does the rest of Buckeye Nation. Let’s do this!
Sincerely,
Megan Husslein
Ohio State class of 2024
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Megan.Husslein via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images
I have never seen the Bucks beat TTUN while I’ve been an OSU student
Dear The Ohio State Football Team,
My name is Megan Husslein and I am a senior at Ohio State looking to go into sports broadcasting. I have been a Buckeye fan my entire life, born and raised in Columbus. All I have ever known was Ohio State beating TTUN every single year, but unfortunately, when I got to college, the script was flipped.
My freshman year, in 2020, That Team was way too scared to face Justin Fields & Co., so they canceled the game. Sophomore year was the beginning of the cheating scandal, but we didn’t know it at the time. That was an unfortunate beatdown led by Aidan Hutchinson.
Then, came last year, my junior year. I was so amped up. My first Ohio State/TTUN game! Plus, the fact that I was a student and in the student section made it so much more special. I was so confident in the Bucks. C.J. Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka... how could they lose?
Well, I was apparently overconfident. That was such a miserable day. I cried multiple times in the fourth quarter and as I was leaving The Shoe. Yeah, yeah, some might say I was being dramatic, but I had been waiting for 20 years to witness The Game in person, so I was definitely disappointed that the Buckeyes didn’t come away with a win.
Now, it is my senior year. I graduate in the spring. This is my final opportunity to witness an Ohio State victory over TTUN while I am still a student. Plus, to make it even better, I have been covering the team all season long for The Lantern, so I’ve been filming every game on the field.
I will get to be on the field in The Big House as well, and I am ecstatic. While I do wish The Game was home this year, especially with the whole cheating scandal, I am excited to go to Ann Arbor. The fact that I could actually be there for a rivalry win is awesome. Then I would race back to Columbus to celebrate with all of my other Buckeyes.
So, I beg and I plead, Buckeyes, PLEASE WIN. TTUN is not America’s Team. Ohio State is. Marvin Harrison Jr. is the best player in the country, and TreVeyon Henderson is going to run with the team on his back. The defense has been playing out of their minds all season long, and this is the game they have been looking to redeem themselves for since last year.
THIS IS YOUR TIME! You have the talent and the heart. You just have to execute. I know you can do it. It’s going to be a hostile environment, but that’s the best kind of environment. I can’t believe that Rivalry Week is officially here. I believe in you and so does the rest of Buckeye Nation. Let’s do this!
Sincerely,
Megan Husslein
Ohio State class of 2024
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