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2017 stadium arrests already exceed entire 2016 total

End is near for University City Center

MATT DORSEY Engagement Editor dorsey.215@osu.edu More arrests have been made on gameday the first two home football games this season than all seven of the Buckeyes’ 2016 home games. Additionally, more people were arrested at each of this year’s home games than any single home game last year. The 34 total gameday arrests the past two weeks exceed the 32 made throughout the entire 2016 season, the first season that alcoholic beverages were sold in the stadium during games. Twenty-one gameday arrests were made Sept. 9 — 13 inside the stadium during the Oklahoma game and eight outside the stadium — and 13 arrests were made Saturday — 12 inside during the matchup against Army, and another one outside — according to information provided by the Ohio State Department of Public Safe-

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The University City shopping center’s Kroger on Olentangy River Road is closing on Oct. 16. OWEN DAUGHERTY Assistant Campus Editor daugherty.260@osu.edu MARY WAITKUS For The Lantern waitkus.6@osu.edu JACK WESTERHEIDE | PHOTO EDITOR

62,291 students, and the university received a 21.1 percent response rate of 13,152 responses. Eighteen percent of respondents said sexual assault or sexual misconduct is very or extremely prevalent at Ohio State; 41.8 percent said it is not at all or a little and 40.3 percent said it is somewhat prevalent. Seventy-nine percent of respondents said it is not at all or a “little likely” that they will experience sexual assault or misconduct on campus; 5.6 percent report it is “very” or “extremely likely.” In 2016, 6.4 percent of the student respondents said it was likely they would fall victim to sexual misconduct or sexual assault while on campus. Seventy percent of respondents

The clock is officially ticking for the businesses making up University City shopping center. The center’s Kroger at 2913 Olentangy River Road is set for an Oct. 16 closing. It has been the centerpiece of the strip center for 56 years and announced Friday it would be closing in October — more than two months before it has to vacate due to construction. In addition to Kroger’s upcoming closure, a handful of businesses, such as Big Lots, have already closed. “For Lease” signs hanging in the windows of closed businesses almost outnumber existing business’ signs. The shopping center just north of Ohio State is set to be replaced by a six-story mixed-use shopping center with apartments. Robert Weiler Co. and DCR Commercial Development are teaming up on the overhaul of the current one-story retail center. Businesses in the parking lot of the center, including PNC bank, Sunoco, McDonald’s, Applebee’s and Raising Canes, will remain open during the redevelopment. Kroger’s early closing is a signal to other business owners that

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Thirty-four gameday arrests have been made during the 2017 season’s first two games. Thirty-two arrests were made in total during the 2016 season’s seven games.

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Campus survey: 1 in 5 undergraduate female respondents report sexual assault SUMMER CARTWRIGHT Campus Editor cartwright.117@osu.edu For the second year in a row, one in five undergraduate female respondents to Ohio State’s campus climate survey reported being victim to nonconsensual sexual intercourse or touching by force, threats of physical force or incapacitation. The third annual survey, released Wednesday, recorded 13,456 student responses. Of those who responded, 20 percent of undergraduate females, 4.6 percent of undergraduate males and 19.2 percent of undergraduate genderqueer or nonconforming, questioning or not listed (TGQN) students reported being victims of nonconsensual sexual

intercourse or sexual touching by physical force, threats of physical force or incapacitation since enrolling at Ohio State. In 2016, 20.6 percent of the female undergraduate students who responded said they had been victims of nonconsensual sexual contact by physical force or while they were incapacitated, which was a slight improvement from the 2015 survey at 24 percent. This year, 12.2 percent of female, 2.9 percent of male and 13.1 TGQN undergraduate respondents said they were victims of sexual assault involving physical force or incapacitation since enrolling at Ohio State. The 2017 Campus Climate Survey was sent to 63,587 Ohio State students and had a 21.2 percent response rate. The goal

of the survey is to provide data to guide action on Ohio State’s campus around the issue of sexual misconduct and relationship violence. Of those who responded, 94.7 percent attended the Columbus campus and 78.1 percent of respondents were undergraduate students. “The data will also be used to take action to enhance current policies and procedures, as well as do more detailed analysis, and get feedback from the university community, to inform longer-term strategies and programs,” Ohio State spokesman Ben Johnson said in an email. “Examples include: continued importance of education about consent, unique needs of specific student populations.” The 2016 survey was sent to

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North Campus clock tower construction to finish by end of October KAYLIN HYNES Lantern reporter hynes.39@osu.edu

Davis said the Office of Student Life approached him about the idea and he was “more than happy” to fund the project for students. The clock will also include a 20-by-40-foot video display screen on one of its sides that Davis said he believes will enhance the North Campus area. “Needless to say it’s going to be a great addition to that area,” said Davis. “To be able to show the games and the things going on the campus right there on the front of it, because it has a big video screen, I think it will kind of light up the area.” The clock accompanies the $370 million construction project of the North Residential District — completed in fall 2016 — that included new residence halls, a new dining facility and the North Recreation Center.

As construction wraps up on Ohio State’s North Campus, the scaffoldings and fences will soon be removed to reveal a 75-foot clock tower — complete with a video screen. The $1.4 million clock tower, set to be the signature tower for the North Campus “town square,” is anticipated to be complete Oct. 29. The funds for the clock tower were donated by local businessman and Ohio State donor Tom W. Davis, who also has funded scholarships, the Tom W. Davis Climbing Center at the Adventure Recreation Center and the Tom W. Davis Special Events Gym at the RPAC, in addition to providing money for scholarships.

Dave Isaacs, an Ohio State spokesman, said the university wanted to have an iconic feature for the north district like other areas do around campus. “This will be the visible, almost symbol, of that area,” Isaacs said. “Because of its location there on the plaza where people will gather and congregate, we can see it being a place where events take place, we can see it as a meeting place for people, we see really it as an iconic feature for the north district.” The clock tower began construction in mid-2016 and was originally planned to be finished in August 2017. The ceremony for the opening of the clock tower will take place at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

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The $1.4 million clock tower, set to be the signature tower for the North Campus “town square,” is anticipated to be complete Oct. 29.

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said it is very or extremely likely that a report of sexual assault or misconduct would be taken seriously by officials; 9.4 percent said it is not at all or a little likely to be taken seriously. Nearly 68 percent of respondents said it is very or extremely likely that the safety of those reporting an incident of sexual assault of misconduct would be protected by university officials. In 2016, 62 percent of respondents reported that it would be likely that their safety would be protected by campus officials if they were to report an incident of sexual assault or sexual misconduct; 67 percent reported that it would be taken seriously by campus officials. Relationship violence involving Ohio State community members Nearly 13 percent of respondents reported experiencing at least one form of intimate partner violence, such as kicking, punching, pushing, hitting or slapping; 5.5 percent reported experiencing this form of violence during the past school year. TGQN respondents were more likely to experience intimate partner violence since enrolling at Ohio State; 20.4 percent of TGQN students reported an incident of violence they experienced. Eighty-two percent of intimate partner violence respondents did not report the violence to a university program; 57.8 percent of

those did not contact a program because they did not think the violence was serious enough to report. Campus harassment Inappropriate or offensive comments made to or witnessed by students was the most frequently reported form of harassment perpetrated by someone at Ohio State — 36.2 percent of respondents reported this form of harassment — the least reported harassment, reported by 7.5 percent of respondents, was someone sending offensive remarks, videos, pictures, et cetera electronically. Per the report’s methodology, sexual misconduct is used to refer to conduct of a sexual nature based on sex or gender that is nonconsensual or has the effect of threatening, intimidating or coercing a person. Sexual assault refers to specific incidents of nonconsensual sexual intercourse, including penetration or oral sex and nonconsensual sexual touching.

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their time is coming soon — maybe even sooner than they initially thought; the businesses have until Dec. 31 to leave.

“For a small business, it is almost impossible to turn a profit. I have been here for five years and just started making money in the last year or so after paying things off. And now I am forced to leave.” Delwar Mottaleb Owner of El Jalapeño Mexican Grill

“There is no way I will be able to come back [after the renovation],” said Matthew George, owner and operator of George’s Pizza, the last of three pizza shops still open in the shopping center. “The rent will be double. At least. It’s just unrealistic for me to expect to come back.” Knowing he will be unable to afford rent after the renovation, and with business slipping ahead of the looming closure, George said he is looking to leave before the end of the year. “If I find something tomorrow, I’ll leave,” the owner of nine years said. “If not, I will definitely be gone in the next couple of weeks.” ARRESTS FROM 1

ty. According to the University Police online crime log, half of this year’s arrests — 11 during the Oklahoma game and six during the Army game — were for offenses involving underage persons. Last football season, the most stadium arrests made during a single game were nine, during the Rutgers game Oct. 1. In addition to the 2017 arrests thus far, nine people were ejected during the Oklahoma game and five were ejected during the Army game. No alcohol citations were issued in those ejections. Twenty-five people were ejected and four alcohol citations were issued in 2016. Combined with arrests, there were 61 incidents total. There have been 48 total incidents in this year’s two home games, just 13 shy of matching the 2016 season’s seven-game total. By comparison, 175 incidents were reported across the seven home games in 2015, though only 25 of those were arrests, with the remaining 110 being citations and

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The Kroger has been the centerpiece of the University City strip for 56 years and announced Friday it would be closing in October. Other business owners, such as Delwar Mottaleb, owner of El Jalapeño Mexican Grill, said he will be leaving before the end of year deadline. “It sucks,” he said. “For a small business, it is almost impossible to turn a profit. I have been here for five years and just started making money in the last year or so after paying things off. And now I am forced to leave.” Pateo Ketan, owner of Rick’s Beverage, which has been a staple of the center for 13 years, is ejections. “Each game is different and many factors can affect law enforcement data including the time of game, weather and enforcement,” Dan Hedman, an Ohio State spokesman, said in an email regarding the arrests. The vast majority of arrests both years were alcohol-related. Twenty-eight of this year’s 34 arrests were involving alcohol. Twenty-seven of last year’s 32 were involving alcohol, as well. The Lantern reported the sale of alcohol during 2016 games coincided with a sharp drop in total gameday incidents — arrests, citations and ejections — compared with the previous season when alcohol was not sold. Despite the decline in total incidents, arrests in 2016 increased compared to the previous 2015 season, which University Police Chief Stone attributed to the presence of more alcohol in the stadium and more plainclothes officers from the Ohio Investigative Unit.

viewing the closure as an excuse for an early retirement. “I’ll be leaving,” he said. “We aren’t interested in relocating. For us, it will be the end.” But for residents of the surrounding apartment complexes, such as University Village, leaving midway through the year is not an option. University Village has more than 1,000 units in the area that houses 2,300 residents, a majority of which are associated with Ohio State, said Dylan Jeskey, a Uni-

versity Village leasing consultant. Jesky said University Village understands one of the draws the apartment complex is its close proximity to the shopping center, but added, “We don’t have any control of the closures obviously.” For residents of University Village and other apartments, the lack of a nearby grocery store will certainly be an inconvenience, said Alexis Howell, a third-year in agriscience education. “I see a lot of people walking to and from there who live here

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at University Village, carrying their groceries, so it’s obviously an easy, accessible thing for them to go to,” said Nicole Churilla, a third-year in animal science. “I think people who don’t have vehicles will definitely have to drastically change their routine or pick somewhere else to go.” Jeskey said University Village is currently working on a bus shuttle to nearby shopping centers for residents, many of whom don’t have cars. While still in the planning process, he said they have considered the Graceland and Lennox shopping centers located at the intersections of Olentangy River and Kinnear roads and North High Street and Morse Road, respectively. “It’s not very far from where I live, so it’s kinda nice to basically have a one-minute drive or just walk there and pick up a few things,” said Jason Urbanija, a second-year in journalism, referencing his short walk to Kroger. But for Urbanija and other nearby residents, that short walk to get groceries will soon come to an end.

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Back in college, Katie worked at Finders Records, an independent music store in Bowling Green, Ohio, where the pair went to school. The duo’s name change pays homage to her old boss whose last name was Halamay. “We [said], ‘Well, let’s kind of retire this [acoustic folk] stuff and start over,’” Katie said. “So we left everything, we didn’t take any songs with us or anything, we just kind of started over and reinvented ourselves.” The Halamays found it easier to book gigs as an indie-pop duo, but over the years, especially after becoming parents, The Halamays realized they didn’t have as much time to commit to music as they used to.

“They’re things we’ve just tinkered with in the basement and we finally just sort of buckled down into trying to finish out two other songs.”

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Ohio State College of Pharmacy academic counselor Katie Watkins and her husband Pat Watkins have released their second EP as indie-pop duo The Halamays. EMILY REAL Lantern reporter real.6@osu.edu Amid busy work schedules and parenting a 4-year-old, Ohio State College of Pharmacy academic counselor Katie Watkins and her husband, Pat, have released their second EP as indie-pop duo The Halamays. The official release of “EP 2” will be celebrated Sept. 23 at Ace of Cups, when The Halamays play in support of Canadian indie bands, Tops and Faith Healer.

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The Halamays’ second EP was a long time coming, the couple said. It was built bit-by-bit through the past few years in spare time between work and raising their 4-year-old son, Sean. “Three of the songs on this EP we’ve had for years,” Pat said. “They’re things we’ve just tinkered with in the basement and we finally just sort of buckled down into trying to finish out two other songs.” The couple said they took a weekend away from work and parenting to focus on their music, and were able to write two

completely new songs, as well as recording others. “It was just one of those things where we needed the time and the energy to focus [and] just get it done,” Katie said. Before they were The Halamays, the Watkins’s performed together as an acoustic-folk duo called Katie & Pat, when Pat would play guitar over songs that Katie had written. After playing as an acoustic duo for a few years, they eventually decided to drop the folk gig and switch to creating songs that sounded more “indie pop.”

“I feel like every show we’ve played, more and more people have been coming out, so it’s been this slow build,” Katie said. “We used to be able to play a show a month, or whatever, in Chicago, and now it’s maybe every two months … we go back into hiding and come back, but it’s been great to still be able to do it.” All in all, the couple is just happy to be able to still play music together and play live occasionally. Their personal lives have evolved over the years, and the goals they had for their musical projects in their 20s have become considerably more casual. “If we had a goal, it would be to kind of just continue to be a presence in the Columbus scene, and also offer support and be there for other local artists,” Pat said. “We really love doing that, and we’re finally getting to a place in our personal lives where we’re able to do it more again.”

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Nightlight 614, 7:30 p.m. at Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St. The outdoor film series will feature “This Town” and brings a collection of food trucks, beer and wine to the Scioto Mile. Admission is free and 21 and over.

Columbus Oktoberfest, 5 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave. The annual three-day festival brings German culture to Columbus through food, music, dancing and shops. Admission is free.

Father John Misty, 8 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. The indie singer-songwriter will perform with Weyes Blood. Tickets start at $35 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Steve Miller Band, 6 p.m. at Express Live, 405 Neil Ave. The California blues-rock band will perform with Scotty Bratcher. Tickets are $45 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

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Katy Perry, 7 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center. The award-winning pop star brings her “Witness” Tour to Columbus with opener Noah Cyrus. This show was rescheduled from its original Sept. 7 date. Tickets start at $25 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

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Dahmer makes on-screen campus comeback SYDNEY RIDDLE Lantern reporter riddle.136@osu.edu Acclaimed cartoonist and Ohio State alumnus John Backderf will join the crowd at the advanced screening of a short film based on his best-selling graphic novel “My Friend Dahmer” at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Sept. 29. The graphic-novel-turned-film is an account of Backderf’s high school friendship with infamous serial-killer Jeffrey Dahmer. The film documents the Dahmer before there were headlines, before the world knew his name –– the story before the story. “This isn’t some sleazy, titillating tale about murder and deviant sex and heads in the refrigerator,” Backderf said. “Most people are surprised to find there is no violence... nor any of the gruesome crimes that made Dahmer infamous.” The film will be screened by Cartoon Crossroads Columbus an annual arts festival that celebrates cartoon art and animation. Tom Spurgeon, executive director of CXC, praised Backderf and his ability to tell the story. “The amazing thing [Backderf] does with his book is detail all of the little things that accumulate to shape our lives,” he said. “Where you live, your teachers, your parents, your friends, your-not-exactly friends, whether you have a car, whether you’re self-medicating; it’s an unspar-

“But the Jeff I knew wasn’t a monster, not yet.” John Backderf Author of “My Friend Dahmer”

ing look at an America right outside our window.” Although he wasn’t involved heavily in the film, Backderf said he made Marc Meyers, the film’s director and writer, promise he’d stay true to the book. Backderf said he admired the director’s casting ability, identifying it as one

of the things he was attracted to when he was approached. “That’s a staple of a Marc Meyers film,” he said. “He always casts his films impressively. Ross Lynch as Jeff is simply astounding. It will be a breakthrough role for him.” Backderf’s character in the film is portrayed by actor Alex Wolff, who rose to fame after his work in the Naked Brothers Band. On Wolff’s performance, Backderf said it was spot on. “He comes across as a bit cooler than I was in high school, but he nails that smarta** subversive thing I had going,” Backderf said. “That’s the important thing to the story, that and the growing discomfort I had with Dahmer as he became darker and darker.” Although he knows Dahmer played a pivotal role in telling this story, Backderf said he doesn’t think he deserves any kind of thanks. “We can’t ever forget that this man was a human parasite who horribly murdered 17 innocent people and that there are thousands who mourn those victims to this day,” he said. “But the Jeff I knew wasn’t a monster, not yet. He was just a sad, almost tragic teenager who spiraled into madness while the adults in his life stood by and did nothing.” Spurgeon praised Backderf for not backing down from calling attention to both Dahmer and the people who didn’t care to help him when he needed it the most. “He isn’t afraid to call out both Jeffrey Dahmer and the village that failed to help Dahmer when he might have been healable,” he said. Backderf said it means a great deal to him to have this event take place at Ohio State and likened it to coming home. “Ohio State is where it all began for me,” he said. “My comics career was launched here in the pages of The Lantern. It was where I first found my voice as a comics creator and where my work was noticed by a large number of readers for the first time.” This screening is an opportunity for the Ohio State community to support local artists and catch a movie that talks about how environment and personal choices matter equally, Spurgeon said.

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The Wexner Center will host a screening of My Friend Dahmer, based on John Backderf’s novel.

The story takes place in Northeast Ohio and includes scenes filmed at Dahmer’s actual childhood home in Bath Township. Spurgeon assures the audience will never look at a stretch of Ohio suburban roadside woods the same. “My Friend Dahmer” comes to the Wexner Center on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. Admission is free for all audiences, but tickets can be reserved beginning Sept. 25.

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evening. They had just seen their son fill in for Chris Worley, who suffered a sprained foot, and make a team-leading 12 total tackles, a performance for which he would be named Ohio State’s defensive player of the game. Jeny heard her husband’s tone of voice change. “It made me look up at him because of the sound of his voice and yeah, he was tearing up which made me tear up,” Jeny said. “So I kind of had to look away so I didn’t lose it.” Kyle, who admitted he thinks of himself as a tough guy, couldn’t help himself. The pride of Tuf achieving his goal overwhelmed him. Their emotion was matched by Tuf, a usually calm and unemotional personality, who could not stop smiling when he took the lectern to speak with the media. When he walked out to see his parents, he attempted to regain his matter-of-fact temperament. It didn’t last long. “He tried to walk out of the stadium when we were waiting for him as he normally does, being pretty stoic and so-forth, but one

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look at his mom and he was grinning ear to ear,” Kyle said. The family headed to Rooster’s, Jeny’s favorite spot, after the game to eat wings, watch some more football and celebrate the win. The trio received a bevy of congratulatory texts messages from family, friends and former coaches. But soon after, Tuf’s parents dropped off the linebacker, who began to feel sore due to bumps and bruises from the game, and headed to a hotel. Before they parted ways, Kyle made sure to leave him with some advice. “We talk a lot together about being able to play one play at a time and whatever happens happens and you flush it and you move on. A, and that’s the way he and I talked Saturday night and that’s the way he approached Sunday,” Kyle said. “It’s, ‘OK, Saturday’s over. It was great. It was fun. But it’s over and it’s on to a new week.’” Tuf was bred into a football family. Kyle played football for Wisconsin and had a short stint in the NFL. He coached Tuf in every sport until he moved on to high school. Kyle’s dad coached football and his brother still coaches

the sports. Jeny’s dad coached football. Tuf’s younger brother Trevor, who wear’s Tuf’s No. 32 jersey, plays football for Bolingbrook High School (Illinois). “My family believes in the game of football,” Kyle said. “We believe in the character it builds. We believe in the communities it unites. We believe in the young people it develops.” Kyle said if Tuf wanted to do something else other than play football when he grew up, he would have let him. But he also acknowledged he wanted his son to play the sport at which he thrived. Once Kyle knew Tuf wanted to play the game and had desires to play football at the highest level, he did everything he could to make the dreams realities, even if he concedes he pushed Tuf harder than he should have at times, a fact he said his wife mentions “every day.” “I wanted him to feel what it was like to be under pressure and to be under the pressure to perform because I knew if he wanted to achieve the things he wanted to, he was going to have to be able to perform under pressure and not let that bother him,” Kyle

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said. “So I did a expect a lot and pressured him a lot as a young kid not to play the game, but to play the game well.” Tuf redshirted his freshman year last season and playing primarily special teams in the first two games. ASo, against Army was the first chance the linebacker had to play extensive snaps since arriving in Columbus. “We pride ourselves on being ready when our numbers are called,” Tuf said after the game. “I just got the opportunity tonight.” Not even the inside linebacker knew he would be playing as much as he did. “I kind of knew I was going to be rotating in, but I didn’t know my role was going to be to that extent,” Tuf said after the game. “I’m just thankful for the opportunity.” His mother said the performance brought her back to when he played in high school. “Tuf and I are very close. His family is awesome,” coach Urban Meyer said at a press conference Monday. “He’s everything you think he would be Since the family lives in Illinois, a couple statesaway from

Ohio, and goes to Trevor’s football games on Friday nights, the travel to Columbus happens overnight. The parents left the football game after it ended, drove a few hours to Kyle’s sister’s house, where they slept two-and-a-half hours before driving the final stretch to Columbus to make it well before the 4:30 p.m. kickoff. That timeline must be abbreviated for Saturday’s game against UNLV, which kicks off at noon. “It’s hard, but it’s worth it,” Jeny said. “We did it last year. It’s exciting and fun. This is only four year. Time’s going to go along fast, so we’ve got to appreciate every moment, every game.” Since Meyer listed Worley as questionable on Monday, the redshirt freshman has a chance to make his first career start. If the Tuf’s performance against Army indicates anything, he’ll rack up tackles, even though UNLV throws more often than the Black Knights’ triple-option offense. “His personality matches his name,” Meyer said. “He’s a tough guy.”

and stuff like that that you want to be a part of,” Campbell said. The culture Ryan and the coaching staff have built at Ohio State was the decider in Campbell’s decision to transfer. “The coaches pretty much sold me on the development of being a good guy, being a good man,” Campbell said. “You can learn wrestling anywhere, and that was probably the difference maker for me in deciding to come here.” As far as personal and team goals for their remaining two seasons at Ohio State, McKenna and Campbell are in agreement. They want it all. “As a team, I hope to help Ohio State win their second NCAA title in the past five years,” McKenna said. “That’d be awesome for the school, for the program and just everybody on the team. Me, I want to become an NCAA champion for the first time.” McKenna might be shooting for the stars, but Borrelli believes the sky’s the limit for his former team captain at Stanford. “I think that he has the ability

to win national championships,” Borrelli said. “I wouldn’t expect anything less from him than to be competing for national titles in his remaining two years.” He hopes to find success in the uncharted territory of being a Buckeye, and wants to be entertaining while he does it. Campbell also has set his expectations high. Those lofty goals are based not only in his athletic life, but also in his academic life where he said he hopes to stay on top of his grades and leave the school with life skills developed through his time as a Buckeye Ryan said that along with being goal-oriented, motivation has not been a problem for his two decorated transfers. “The statement isn’t in leaving,” Ryan said. “The statement is in what you do after you’ve chosen to transfer. They seem, right now, really hungry to attain the things they want to in the sport, and beyond.”

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“I’m from the East Coast, I’m originally from New Jersey and a big part of me wanted to come back closer to home,” McKenna said. “There was something about the program that was always appealing to me. I’m good friends with Kyle Snyder. After coming here on my visit and seeing the energy in the room and seeing how motivated everybody was, it felt contagious and I wanted to surround myself with those kinds of guys.” Jason Borrelli, McKenna’s former coach at Stanford, said McKenna will add his own unique energy to the culture at Ohio State. “I just think his consistent approach will rub off on people,” Borrelli said. “That bodes well for other people that need maybe some of that guidance. He’ll be the guy that nearly every day will revolve around doing something to make him a little better at the sport of wrestling or academically or whatever endeavor he’s chasing.” Campbell, on the other hand, decided to transfer because he

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Humphrey hopes to end career on a high note KYLE McKINNON Lantern reporter mckinnon.99@osu.edu Ohio State senior forward/midfielder Maddy Humphrey never intended to play field hockey. But she decided to give it a shot in seventh grade since her best friend’s family was greatly involved in the sport. Humphrey, now one of the most decorated players to come through the Buckeyes’ field hockey program, had participated in other sports, including soccer. But the thought of playing field hockey had never entered Humphrey’s mind. The moment she picked up her stick, though, everything changed. “I just really enjoyed field hockey when I first started,” Humphrey said. “I continued through high school and played travel ball, and that’s what got me here.” Of all the sports the Virginia native played, soccer best prepared her for her career in field hockey — perhaps a little too well. “Playing soccer is the first and foremost thing that got me ahead of the people I was playing with,” Humphrey said. “It’s such a similar game. When I started field hockey, I didn’t have to learn about the game because it’s so similar to the way soccer is played. I just had to learn how to play with my stick and not my feet.” When she stepped on campus in 2014, it was clear Humphrey could be a star for the Ohio State coaching staff. Humphrey was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times and led the Buckeyes with 32 points (12 goals, eight assists) her freshman season. It was a clear sign of things to come for Humphrey, who said she has tried to involve her teammates in the offense.

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Senior forward/midfielder Maddy Humphrey (23) leads the Ohio State field hockey team in goals, points, and shot percentage. Credit: Courtesy of Ohio State Athletics

“Throughout the years, I’ve

tried to bring people with me instead of just me being the attacking force,” Humphrey said. “When I get all my teammates on board, it excels my skills even more because I have all that support behind me.” With much of her final season left to go, Humphrey has already compiled many accolades. She’s been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s second team AllWest Region (2014), first team All-West Region (2016), and the second team All-Big Ten (2015, 2016). While those honors are nice, being selected three times to USA Field Hockey’s Young Wom-

en’s National Championship, the most exclusive tournament in the United States for high-level field hockey athletes, will always stand out in Humphrey’s mind. “Getting the elite training was big,” Humphrey said. “That pool of girls are the most skilled and competitive in the country. Having that experience, learning from each other, learning from coaches, it’s all really shaped the way I play. Learning from all the different coaches and having such great diversity all come together at this one elite event really broadens all those athletes’ skill levels.” This year, Humphrey has continued her trend of leading the team offensively.

first time this season should be an opportunity for the Buckeyes to start to find their rhythm. “This may be the first week we get a little press, so we see that a lot in practice,” McLaurin said. “We’re going to be ready for that just in case they come in a zero look, no deep, we practice that a lot in practice. So we’re just being accountable for everything, trying to build on what we already did and just be ready for our shots so we can take them.” Ohio State defense vs. UNLV offense If UNLV is going to find any success on the offensive side of the ball, it will come on the ground. The Rebels rank fourth among FBS teams with an average of 350.5 rushing yards per game and have scored seven of their nine offensive touchdowns on the ground. The team averages 7.3 yards per carry. UNLV’s key offensive threat has been running back Lexington Thomas. The junior from Houston has gained 341 rushing yards

and scored five touchdowns on 38 attempts, averaging nine yards per carry. He has not been a threat in the passing game, however, serving almost exclusively as a running option. Through the air, the Rebels have been substantially less impressive. They average 206.5 passing yards per game, with only two touchdowns coming through the air. Redshirt freshman quarterback Armani Rogers has completed 21-of-35 passes, but has been more of a threat on the ground, with 25 rushes for 168 yards. Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said he is anticipating the Rebels put up points. “They have a very talented quarterback, they have a receiver who is really a good player, and they have a tailback who is small, but man is he electric. So they have weapons,” Schiano said. But while Rogers will provide Ohio State with a different look, there is little to indicate he will have much success against the

Buckeyes. Rogers’ combination of inexperience and lack of success versus two teams with far less talent on the defensive side of the ball indicate Rogers could struggle to put up many points against Ohio State. Predictions: Edward Sutelan: Ohio State wins 54-3 Colin Hass-Hill: Ohio State wins 46-0

“Throughout the years, I’ve tried to bring people with me instead of just me being the attacking force. When I get all my teammates on board, it excels my skills even more because I have all that support behind me.” Maddy Humphrey Ohio State field hockey forward/ midfielder

Humphrey leads Ohio State in goals, points and shot percentage. At times, she’s been the lone source of offense, which was the case when her two-goal effort wasn’t enough in a 3-2 overtime loss to Northwestern Friday. Jarred Martin might’ve just been named head coach at the end of the 2016 season, but he understands how much Humphrey has meant to Ohio State field hockey. “Maddy is an elite player,” Martin said. “She will go down as one of the best OSU field hockey players to ever put a jersey on. What she does on the field, what she does at practice — he intensity and speed she plays with, it’s special. When she gets on the field, she’s a game-changer.” Although Ohio State has yet to finish with more wins than losses in a season since she arrived, it has not been the result of a lack of effort from Humphrey through the past three seasons. There’s been no shortage of effort left on Buckeye Varsity Field. Sitting with a 4-3 record with four games remaining before the Buckeye Invitational, Humphrey hopes that when her days at Ohio State are over, she is remembered as someone who was there for her teammates rather than just a great player. “I would say an elite team player because I want to set that standard for my teammates to rise with me,” Humphrey said. “Being an elite person and a team player is the best way to be an athlete on the field because you bring everyone into the same goal. That’s what I want to be remembered as, just someone who was there for their teammates and tried to bring them up to be elite.”

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“We can’t necessarily focus on the opponent,” McLaurin said. “This week, we’re focusing on us. We’re focused on building on what we did last week, our horizontal game, taking some vertical shots, some complements, and I feel like that’s what’s going to help us get better when we start getting into Big Ten play.” The expectations for the Ohio State offense this week should be for it to work on connecting on some longer passes and trying to reach the next step in its progression this season. The Buckeyes made major strides in their offensive production Saturday by putting up 38 points against Army, but this week will be more of a test to see if Ohio State can do what it has to do and distribute its offensive production through the air and on the ground. And going up against a manto-man defense — a look Ohio State players and coaches have frequently cited as the most commonly used defense in practice — rather than a zone defense for the

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