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Buckeyes turn to ‘Philly’ Brown to lead undefeated team Daniel Rogers Asst. sports editor rogers.746@osu.edu When senior safety Christian Bryant went down with a broken ankle against Wisconsin, the Ohio State defense lost one of its most experienced players and a vocal leader. Although redshirt-senior safety Corey “Pitt” Brown has taken Bryant’s place on the field, it has been senior wide receiver Corey “Philly” Brown who filled the void in the locker room. “People will listen … In the past, I wouldn’t be able to say something to somebody that wasn’t in my position or on the offense and whatever. They just wouldn’t listen,” “Philly” Brown said after practice Wednesday. “But now, I mean, offense, defense, specials, I mean everybody listens to me now, so I know that I got the power of influence.” After the game against Iowa Oct. 19, coach Urban Meyer said “Philly” Brown has stepped up as a leader in the locker room since Bryant’s injury against Wisconsin Sept. 28. “When you lose a Christian Bryant, I keep looking for that next guy and I found him, I think. It’s No. 10, ‘Philly’ Brown,” Meyer said last Saturday. “The emotional guy that’s in that locker room and the kickoff team.” “Philly” Brown’s leadership role is a huge improvement over last season, said Meyer, who added that the wide receiver has become a player he can really rely on. “‘Philly’ Brown, I wouldn’t walk across the street from him last year. Now he’s a guy (who is) an incredible leader,” Meyer said after the game

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Corey ‘Philly’ Brown (10) sings ‘Carmen Ohio’ with his teammates after a game against Iowa Oct. 19 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won, 34-24. against Iowa. “I just looked at him: ‘Don’t let me down.’ He was phenomenal today. He was picking up the slack that (Christian Bryant left).” “Philly” Brown leads the team with 33 catches for 453 yards and six touchdowns so far this season. But Meyer said “Philly” Brown’s growth has been much more visible off the field. “He’s (180-degrees) to where he was. He’s an absolute leader of this team, unchallenged,

unquestionable, maybe one of the leaders. He is one of the leaders, one of the top two or three leaders on the team. If you said that a year ago, we would have gotten in an argument, because that’s not who he was of the his development as a person, a player, as a student, I couldn’t say enough,” Meyer said. Even defensive coordinator Luke Fickell has

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Corey ‘Philly’ Brown (10) celebrates a touchdown during a game against Iowa Oct. 19 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won, 34-24.

‘TBDBITL’ continues run of attention-grabbing shows Amanda Etchison Lantern reporter etchison.4@osu.edu

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The OSU Marching Band creates a Michael Jackson formation during a Michael Jackson-themed halftime show Oct. 19 during an OSU versus Iowa football game.

From PAC-MAN to galloping horses to a largerthan-life interpretation of Michael Jackson’s moonwalk, the Ohio State Marching Band continued breaking the mold of conventional halftime shows Saturday. “The Best Damn Band in the Land” has once again attained international fame with its newest show, a tribute to the late “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, but members and directors are already looking ahead at the coming weeks’ performances. To celebrate Jackson’s 1987 chart-topping album “Bad,” the Marching Band, under the direction of Jonathan Waters, performed a medley of Jackson’s most popular songs during halftime at the OSU versus Iowa homecoming game Saturday. A BuckeyeTV YouTube video of the show had more than 6 million views as of Thursday evening. The idea for a show based on the music of Jackson was originally proposed during an OSU Marching Band show-planning meeting in March, said associate director Chris Hoch in an email. “It was one of about 30 (shows) that we considered, and it made the final cut as we realized the potential of it,” Hoch said. “The musical arranger, Dr. Ted McDaniel, was also very excited about the idea.”

The show featured several of Jackson’s signature songs, including “Thriller,” “Bad” and “Billie Jean.” Throughout the halftime show, the band complemented the music of Jackson with strong visual effects and formations on the field. “The music always dictates the visual elements. In this case, there are certain obvious visual maneuvers associated with Michael Jackson,” Hoch said. Jackson’s signature dance moves appeared approximately halfway through the performance, when the ensemble, consisting of 198 regular members and 34 alternates, assembled to form a silhouette of the revolutionary pop singer. To the tune of “Billie Jean” and “The Way You Make Me Feel,” the band performed a large-scale rendition of Jackson’s moonwalk. Recreating the fluid movements of Jackson’s dancing was a challenging aspect of the show’s drill, said Dan Stevens, a third-year in early childhood education. Stevens plays the trombone and has been a member of the Marching Band for three years. “The hardest part of that show was during the moonwalking — having the legs marching through one another at one-step spacing,” Stevens said. “So you’re basically shoulder to shoulder with the people that you pass through and you have to pass through the same people every time while keeping your line in the right shape.” Last year, the band captured the attention

of millions with their video game-themed show, originally performed at the OSU versus Nebraska game Oct. 6, 2012. Approximately a year later, one YouTube video of the video game halftime show had more than 15 million views as of Thursday night. In order to perform difficult maneuvers on the field, the band meets for two hours of practice a day, six days a week. On gameday, members arrive six hours before kickoff to rehearse, Stevens said. “We start learning drill on Monday, we usually are done learning drill on Wednesday and have Thursday and Friday to polish,” Stevens said. On the field, each band member is assigned a specific letter and number, which are arranged to form shapes to be recognized by the audience. “We use iPads for the squad leaders this year. The squad leaders have a drill app and they can see all of the drill and all of the positions on the field,” Stevens said. “Everyone else gets a packet that has the charted formations.” The OSU Marching Band’s 33 squad leaders and its staff and directors received iPads this fall, funded by a $25,000 from the Office of Sustainability, in an attempt to eventually save approximately $24,000 in paper and printing costs annually by providing all band members with tablets, according to a September release from the OSU Fisher College of

Gee: ‘I’m very happy with what I’m doing right now’ kristen mitchell Editor-in-chief mitchell.935@osu.edu This article is the third part of a three-day series exploring E. Gordon Gee’s role at Ohio State post-presidency. After a turbulent few months, Ohio State President Emeritus E. Gordon Gee is committed to his role at the university. The former president has no plans to leave OSU, and while Gee has been university president four distinct times — twice at OSU — he isn’t planning to pursue the role at another institution. “This is my home, and look, I’ve done this longer than any person in this country, and I’ve had the greatest opportunities at the greatest institution one could possibly imagine. But I’m really committed to making a difference by doing what I’m doing now, by actually being engaged in this university family but also engaged in and talking about the issues of higher education,” Gee said in a Monday interview with The Lantern. Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced Monday Gee would play a large role in a state higher education

initiative focused on affordability. Gee and Kasich have worked together on higher education initiatives in the past, including earlier this year when Kasich asked Gee to work on an effort to identify a solution to divide the education dollars for the state budget. Gee has been asked many times before if he would ever consider public office, but his answer has consistently been a resounding no. “I’ve always said being university president is the most political non-political position in the state,” Gee said. “I think I can affect policy in this role from this institution from this platform better than almost any other way. I’ve had opportunities going around other institutions and opportunities to run for office, even recently, but it’s just that I’m very happy with what I’m doing right now.” Gee’s assistant Jason Slough did not disclose particulars in a follow-up email about Gee’s public office interests, and reiterated Gee is “not interested in running for office.” This week it was reported OSU has committed a sum of money to Drive Capital, a venture capital fund launched by Mark Kvamme earlier this year. Gee serves on the board for JobsOhio, a private state development agency once headed by

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Last call: Charlie Bear to abandon the Gateway Kathryne Solove Lantern reporter solove.9@osu.edu It’s nearing closing time at the South Campus Gateway’s “land of dance.” After rumors swirled on social media regarding the status of Charlie Bear: Land of Dance, a dance club located 1562 N. High St., it was confirmed Thursday afternoon on the club’s Twitter, @CharlieBearCBus, and Facebook page that it is moving to a “new location still very close to campus.” Matt Bean, Charlie Bear general manager, said Charlie Bear will be moving into the space Cadillac Boo’s, located at 2885 Olentangy River Road, currently occupies. The new space, owned by the same people, is nearly two miles from Charlie Bear’s Gateway location. Bean said Charlie Bear will move within “the next couple of weeks,” and the decision to move was made about two weeks ago. OSU spokeswoman for Administration and Planning Lindsay Komlanc confirmed Thursday

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OSU President Emeritus E. Gordon Gee during an interview with The Lantern Oct. 21.

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