Ohio State football announces 'Student Appreciation Day'
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The Ohio State football program kicked off its spring practices on Monday and we've already seen some sights and sounds and even heard from head coach Ryan Day. We also saw a new larger-than-life trinket added to the trophy room at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
We'll continue to hear and observe some things through spring ball that will give us a baseline of some of the position battles and what the new coaches might have the defense and offense look like, and we'll do it all the way through April 12, the day spring practices end with what Day is calling a "spring showcase."
In the midst of all of that, and for the fourth straight time, Ohio State will be holding a "Student Appreciation Day" on Saturday, April 5. The event was started by Urban Meyer, put on pause through the COVID-19 pandemic, and then reinstated in 2022 by Day. The university announced the event via its social media platforms on Tuesday.
Further details haven't been shared yet, but there are usually some interactive things planned as a part of it along with transportation from popular gathering spots on campus.
As more details are made public, we'll have them for you. In the meantime, hold a virtual spot on your calendars OSU students.
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