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Ryan Day ready for interim head coaching job COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu In his first press conference as Ohio State’s acting head coach, Ryan Day wanted to talk about football. Day began by saying he was not a part of the investigation of head coach Urban Meyer: he was not interviewed and he had nothing to add. “Today I would like to talk about football and this team,” Day said. “Out of respect for everybody involved, I’m not going to speak today on the independent investigation, the report, or any speculation regarding it.” As Day takes over as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season and Meyer serves his three-game suspension, the repercussions of his absence still loomed as the season opener neared. Even though he did not want to talk about the investigation, Day made clear he was not there to re-

place Meyer. He said his role in the first three games of the season will be to to empower the coaching staff and his players and just keep the program up and running. Day has taken on increased responsibility, not only tasked with becoming acting head coach, but guiding redshirt sophomore Dwayne Haskins during his first snaps as the starter as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. “There’s been times where I felt like I’ve been drinking through a fire hose, to be honest,” Day said. “The expectation of Ohio State is you win every game and I understand that. So there’s that added pressure there that you feel.” As he addressed Ohio State as interim head coach, Day used the phrase “win the moment” to define the transition he has gone through. Instead of focusing on the future and what was to come, Day got his players to focus on the present, encouraging them to use their energy on the moment.

That is exactly the focus Day has on his first career game as a head coach. “I’ve been trying to focus on today, and then tomorrow we’ll focus on tomorrow and then we just go from there,” Day said. “Because there is no script, so we’ve just been working forward.” When Meyer was placed on administrative leave on Aug. 1, Day was contacted by athletic director Gene Smith, telling him he was going to be the acting head coach at Ohio State until the investigation and subsequent punishment was complete. Even with two former head coaches on Meyer’s coaching staff in defensive coordinator Greg Schiano and offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, the message Day received from Smith after he was hired was to trust his instincts. Day had never been a head coach before. Prior to being hired as a quarterbacks coach and, eventually, promoted to offensive coordinator at Ohio State, he was

a quarterbacks coach with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. During this time of adjustment, he leaned on one of the former coaches that mean the most to him. “I got a text message and I get it just about every other day from one of my mentors, Chip Kelly, and he says, ‘you’re built for this,’” Day said. “That’s what he told me. And that’s the thing I keep going to every morning when I wake up, is that I’m built for this.” As a head coach, Day said he has to watch the game a bit differently, noticing the whole picture as opposed to just the quarterbacks or the offense as a whole. He said his perspective has widened over the past month by watching players on and off the field, their attitude and mentality as they go through each aspect of a specific practice. Being on staff with him for one season, Schiano, as a defensive coordinator, said he has not di-

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While it will not attract the same national attention or create the same suspense as the special session to decide Urban Meyer’s employment standing, the Ohio State Board of Trustees will convene for their regularly scheduled meetings Tuesday through Friday. Although the focal point is not Ohio State football, some noteworthy topics will come up before the trustees for either votes or discussion. Starting Tuesday, the Wexner Medical Center Board meeting will decide whether or not to approve entering into a contract for professional services for a new optometry building, among other things. The building will be constructed at the corner of Neil and 11th avenues, taking the place of the University Flower Shop and Adriatico’s old location, the latter of which moved to a new location this summer on Neil and 10th. Meanwhile, the rest of the Board’s committees will meet on Thursday and Friday. Following a summer full of developments, the Audit and Compliance Committee will discuss updates on the investigation of alleged sexual abuse by former Ohio State trainer Richard Strauss. Each year, the Board and President Michael Drake must agree on and present the presidential goals for the fiscal year. The Talent and Compensation Committee will meet Thursday to discuss that. The proposed goals, according to Board documents released Monday morning, include advancing the strategic plan for the university and academic health center, strengthening the quality and affordability of teaching and learning programs, establishing Ohio State as a national and global leader in higher education practices, policy and research, furthering sustainability and demonstrating “best-in-class leadership.” TEXTBOOKS CONTINUES ON 3

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College Dems kick off school year with Richard Cordray MADDY FIXLER Senior Lantern reporter fixler.8@osu.edu Classes haven’t been back a week, yet the Ohio State student organization College Democrats are already encouraging campus political activity, having held a speaker event Thursday night with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray. Students packed into the Senate Chamber in the Ohio Union at 7 p.m. to hear Cordray’s take on several issues, including gun laws and tuition, with spectators overflowing into the hallway outside. While some students chose to attend in a show of support for Cordray, others sought clarification on some of his stances. “[I was] hoping to really see where he stands on a lot of the issues,” Brandon Bishop, a firstyear in political science, said. “I’m leaning toward voting for Cordray but I’m not sure how passionate my support is yet, and I thought that the opportunity to see him in person would really solidify that choice for me.” “We think it’s a really important election,” said Deanna Henry, second-year political science student and chief of staff for the

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Senator Elizabeth Warren, gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Betty Sutton raise hands in solidarity after campaigning at the Newport Music Hall on Friday, April 13. College Democrats at Ohio State. “Ohio has been Republican for a really long time, and we aren’t agreeing on policy, and we aren’t seeing that progress that we want.” Cordray said he understands the challenge. “There are definitely things we will be able to work across the aisle on,” he said. “Though the things we disagree on, we’ll have

to stand fast and discuss and possibly argue about. It just depends on the issue.” President Donald Trump was in Columbus on Friday for the Ohio Republican Party state dinner — a day after Cordray — and gave a harsh prediction of what the Democratic candidate would bring to Ohio. “Cordray will destroy your state,” Trump said.

Cordray is running on a platform of the rehabilitation and refunding of public programs to improve education, fighting the opioid crisis and rebuilding infrastructure. In spite of his relatively high rating by the NRA, he supports universal background checks and barriers to gun access for felons, those suffering from mental illnesses and domestic abusers.

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The Advancement Committee will meet on Thursday, with an agenda to help reach these goals. The committee will discuss approving the naming of Aruba Innovation Lab within the Translational Data Analytics Institute in the newly reopened Pomerene Hall. The committee will also perform its standard task of approving a number of endowment funds, with one being named after former basketball head coach Thad Matta, who was fired from the program the summer after the 2016-17 season. The fund in Matta’s name will be “used to support members of the men’s basketball support staff,” according to Board documents. Finally, another agenda item to watch is the major projects scorecard that is presented to the Master Planning and Finance committees.

As an Ohio State alum, Cordray is outspoken about his support for students. “We want to invest in our colleges and universities. We want to work to bring tuition down. We want to make sure that there is a full spectrum of skills training so that more people can get further training beyond K-12,” Cordray said. “Young people need a path to the future that they can afford and not be crushed by debt.” College Democrats at Ohio State are hoping to create motivation and inspiration for civic engagement on all levels of government by bringing in candidates and speakers such as Cordray. “We wanted to get the people on this campus, new voters and new freshmen coming in, excited for [College Democrats] but excited for Richard as well,” Henry said. The Ohio gubernatorial race comes to a head in November with the Ohio general election on Nov. 6.

While nothing groundbreaking is expected to be revealed in the scorecard, they give the Board — and the community — a look at how Ohio State’s most expensive projects are developing. The Lantern will have coverage of committee meetings all week with coverage concluding with the full board meeting Friday morning.

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What students should know about OER and why professors should use them JASMINE ROBERTS School of Communications Lecturer roberts.827@osu.edu With all the excitement that accompanies the kickoff of the fall 2018 semester, I cannot help but think about the thousands of students on campus who will once again have to struggle with textbook expenses. According to the Ohio State University Student Financial Aid website, incoming freshmen should budget $1,168 for textbooks and course materials for the upcoming academic year. Textbook costs have risen three to four times the inflation rate since 1980, according to a report from U.S. PIRG, an advocacy group for public interest. Given the enormous rise in textbook costs, an increasing amount of students cannot pay for relevant course materials and continue to engage in strategic negotiating practices to cope with the costs. According to the 2016 Florida Student Textbook survey that sampled more than 22,000 college students, almost 50 percent of students took fewer courses to cope with high textbook costs, 38 percent of students earned a poor grade and 20 percent of students failed a course that assigned an expensive textbook. The reason — they didn’t have access to the textbook or other course materials to study for upcoming quizzes, exams and other relevant assignments simply because they couldn’t afford it. If an instructor has the flexibility and academic autonomy, I believe they should consider looking at open educational resources (OER) as an alternative to assigning traditional textbooks. OERs are free to low-cost materials that come with an open license. Unlike restrictive copyright licenses found in many traditional textbooks, open licenses give users certain permissions such as copying, keep the material, edit, share and combine it with other openly licensed materials. OERs range greatly in subject matter and are housed in repositories such as the Open Textbook Library, OER Commons, OER Digest and OpenStax. I myself am one of the faculty members who firmly believes TEXTBOOKS CONTINUES ON 3

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Buckeye Wellness promotes healthy habits with first farmer’s market

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EMILY DERIKITO Lantern reporter derikito.3@osu.edu Buckeye Wellness — a team from the College of Nursing that is part of a campus-wide health and wellness initiative — held its first farmer’s market at the Martha Morehouse Medical Plaza on Friday. Wellness Program Manager Lauren Battista said the group co-sponsored the event with the Wexner Medical Center to carry on the tradition started by Nutrition Services in 2015 and 2016. Battista said the farmer’s market ran as a pilot program to test the success of opening in the morning. In addition to being able to purchase fresh produce, visitors could buy healthy breakfast options from 9 to 11 a.m., and healthy lunch options from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The team is lead by Bernadette Melnyk, Ohio State’s first Chief Wellness Officer and Dean of the College of Nursing, and consists of 500 faculty and staff members. Students also can participate through internship opportunities. “I think the most rewarding part of my role as Ohio State’s first Chief Wellness Officer is seeing the improvements that we have made in health and well-being for our Buckeye family,” Melnyk said. “It’s really a privilege for me to work across this big public university and improve population well-being.” Battista said they would love to see more student involvement on the team. In addition to hosting farmer’s markets, Melnyk said Buckeye Wellness also promotes health through educational and nutritional programming as well as physical activities such as dance, Zumba and yoga classes. The stated goal of Buckeye Wellness is to make healthy behaviors the default behaviors for members of the Ohio State community. “Culture eats strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Melnyk said. “Without the culture of well-being, people aren’t going to engage consistently in healthy behaviors.” There will be another Farmer’s Market located behind the building at 660 Ackerman Road from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 13.

sunday Sunday’s schedule setback was due to another severe weather warning delay that lasted just over an hour. Set times were pushed back about two hours each, once again staying open past the city sound ordinance. Migos was the main attraction of the festival’s last day. The rap-trio performed hit after hit with a natural confidence and stage presence, hyping up the crowd by bringing Rich the Kid — who performed the previous day — on stage and switching out specific lyrics with “Ohio” and “Columbus.” Jaden Smith’s set was one of the most energetic rap performances of the weekend. Constantly bouncing around the stage, the rapper never ran out of breath, hitting every lyric with clarity and gusto that lasted throughout the entire set. Female electro-pop recording artist, DJ and producer Elohim’s performance was a stunning conundrum of secrecy. The performer’s face was constantly masked by her black hair and dark sunglasses as she switched between two keyboards and a synth, never speaking a word to the crowd. Her creepy visuals and haunting voice made her set memorable and left the crowd awash in mystery. Since its inception, Breakaway Mu-

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in the utility of OER. I was a first-generation college student. I know firsthand how it feels to (barely) deal with high textbook costs, as I spent $594 on textbooks during the first semester of my freshman year in college. Therefore, I created a free, openly licensed textbook for one of my courses, Writing for Strategic Communication, thanks to a grant provided by the Ohio State University’s Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) program. I challenge professors frustrated with their current textbooks to do the same. I am not going to assert that all OERs are of high quality. But in a study by Ohio State’s own Dr. Shanna Jaggars, Amanda Folk and David Mullins, they found that the majority of Ohio State students and faculty who used OER rate its quality favorably, sometimes more favorably than traditional textbooks. I understand OER is not the best choice for all instructors and their courses. But I strongly believe that what professors do is a public service. There are very simple things students can do to bring the awareness of OER to your professors or advocate for affordable learning. Tell them the university offers grants to faculty who adopt and/or create OER. Furthermore, the student government organization should

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Migos perform at the 2018 Breakaway Music Festival on Sunday, Aug. 26 outside MAPFRE Stadium.

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Everything you missed at Breakaway

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Fans put their hands in the air as ODESZA perform “Boy” at Breakaway Music Festival in Columbus on Aug. 25.

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CHASE RAY Arts and Life Editor ray.461@osu.edu SYDNEY RIDDLE Assistant Arts and Life Editor riddle.136@osu.edu Festival-goers had high expectations going into the three-day weekend at MAPFRE Stadium, and Breakaway Music Festival delivered. Despite cancellations and severe weather warnings that resulted in numerous set time alterations, the festival adapted to the unavoidable interruptions. Set times were the main source of confusion at Breakaway this year. While the festival updated set times on its app, and tweeted out the new set times for both the Main and Prime stages, the times between performances were sometimes blurred. Due to schedule push backs, both Saturday and Sunday went past the city’s sound ordinance cut-off time. According to Adam Lynn, co-founder of Prime Social Group, instead of canceling acts and cutting set times short, PSG decided to accept the repercussions of breaking the curfew by paying fines for both days in order to keep the festival going — a sacrifice greatly appreciated by attendees. This year, Breakaway utilized its Silent Disco tent — which was largely popular with attendees — to give intimate and interactive sets to young upcoming DJs like Yung Holliwood, Paige Selzer, Mike Dow, Beefnectar and more. However, instead of a typical stage set, DJs were paired up against each other to play their sets simultaneously. Festival-goers were given wireless headphones that allowed them to switch between the two DJ’s on separate channels so they could listen to the set they preferred. Cell phone theft was another concerning problem at Breakaway. There were a numerous amount of complaints from attendees about stolen property while at the festival. The Lantern reached out to the hired security service company, Contemporary Services Corporation, as well as the Columbus Police Department to determine how widespread the issue was, but did not receive a comment by the time of publication. Even though the music festival also takes place in Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina, Columbus was the only festival site located in a stadium and took place over three days instead of two. With MAPFRE Stadium being home to the Columbus Crew, premier players from the MLS team made sure some of the artists took a touch of Columbus home with them. Columbus Crew players like Wil Trapp, Hector Jimenez, Jonathan Mensah and Lalas Abubakar gave away custom jerseys to Halsey, Khalid, Offset from Migos, Odesza and many more artists.

Saturday ODESZA perform in Columbus on Aug. 25.

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Halsey performs in Columbus on Aug. 24. Friday’s schedule was altered due to travel issues with Drezo, a DJ who was scheduled to play 8 to 8:50 p.m. Performances on the Prime Stage were pushed back 30 minutes each CASEY CASCALDO | PHOTO EDITOR to accommodate the gap in the Khalid sings “8TEEN” in Columbus on Aug. 24. lineup. While the new set times were made known to the festivalgoers, some performances went over their allotted time, resulting in Prime Stage headliner Chris Lake’s set being cut from an hour to about 30 minutes. Although unable to make it to the festival, Drezo performed at the official Breakaway afterparty that night at TRISM. Back-to-back performances by special guest Khalid and headliner and pop princess Halsey were the main spectacles of the festival’s opening day. Both delivered spectacular shows on Breakaway’s mainstage, setting the tone for the rest of the weekend. Other standout performers include up-and-coming EDM artist GG Magree whose performance captured every dimension of the genre, and Chris Lake, who delivered an energetic and satisfying performance despite his set time being cut in half. Saturday’s schedule on the Main Stage was pushed back about 20 minutes due to weather. While the gates opened right on schedule, guests were told to take shelter and that the music would begin once the weather cleared. The delay lasted about 40 minutes. The new set times were true to their word up until headliner Odesza hit the stage. The EDM duo was rescheduled to go on at 10:05 p.m. instead of their original start time at 9:45 p.m., but kept the crowd waiting an extra 30 minutes before taking the stage, ending their performance around midnight. Odesza was the obvious standout performance of the festival’s busiest day and made up for the long wait time with an unforgettable set. The Odesza drumline and euphoric visuals added to the spectacle, as well as the two-man brass section of trumpet and trombone. Special guest Kaskade performed before Odesza’s set with adrenaline-pumping and chest-rattling bass music. Other standouts included Rich the Kid, Boombox Cartel and Dombresky — who also played the TRISM after-party. BREAKAWAY CONTINUES ON 3

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Short North holds “traffic jam” to attract business amid construction ISABEL HALL Lantern reporter hall.2220@osu.edu As construction on High Street has presented itself as a disruption for Columbus businesses and patrons, The Short North Alliance has found a way to turn an inconvenience into a party. On Sunday, the Short North Alliance, a local nonprofit organization that advocates for the success and improvement of the Short North Arts District property and business owners, held the Short North Traffic Jam from noon to 4 p.m. in the Short North Arts District to celebrate the removal of a crane from a construction site on N. High Street. “When the Short North Alliance learned of the crane removal for this week, we worked quickly to engage our partners and regular performers in a fun way for Traffic Jam,” Short North Alliance Executive Director, Betsy Pandora said in an email. “We are looking forward to having patrons of the district enjoy music and ice cream as a thank you for supporting businesses during the small inconvenience.” Short North Traffic Jam featured performances from Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus

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Modern Dance, Chris + Rose, Katanya Ingram and Flowhio Breaks. Local vendors also found ways to engage in the event. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in the Short North offered a deal on ice cream for customers and three garages in the area were free for visitors to park in. While events such as Short North Traffic Jam encouraged Columbus residents to support businesses in the Short North, local shop owners, such as Big Fun Columbus owner Jason Williams, are still concerned about how High Street construction will affect their businesses, particularly parking. “It’s already tricky enough to find parking spaces down here, and you have a lot of construction vehicles eating up those parking spots, which primarily would be customers,” Williams said. “I think it’s hurt a lot of businesses, and it has probably hurt us in ways we will find out.” The crane removal closed High Street between Buttles Avenue and East Lincoln Street in both directions from Sunday to Tuesday. JOIN THE CONVERSATION

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Four Columbus Symphony Orchestra members perform for passersby during Short North Traffic Jam on Aug. 26.

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Answer Key for Aug. 23: 19. Words that sound like the noise they make (onomatopoeia) 20. the bad guy in the story (antagonist)

Across 8. A contrast between what is expected & what actually exists or happens (irony) 10. The sequence of events in a story (plot) 11. The good guy in the story (protagonist) 12. Descriptive words (imagery) 13. Events leading up to the conclusion of the story (falling action) 15. A struggle with an outside force (external conflict ) 16. A struggle between opposing forces (conflict ) 18. Works specific to a certain profession or organization (jargon)

Down 1. The time and place of the story (setting) 2. Part of the story in which characters and the setting is introduced (exposition) 3. The ending of the story in which things are wrapped up (resolution) 4. The repetition of consonant sounds (alliteration) 5. A struggle within (internal conflict) 6. Text that uses false or misleading information to present a certain point of view (propaganda) 7. An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words (idiom) 9. Events leading up to the main conflict in the story (rising action) 14. The turning point of a story (climax) 17. The lesson of the story (moral)

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Dwayne Haskins deemed ready for starting quarterback role WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu In the first press conference ahead of the 2018 Ohio State football season, interim head coach Ryan Day announced what many thought to be true for months: Redshirt sophomore Dwayne Haskins will be the starting quarterback against Oregon State on Sept. 1.

“He doesn’t have to be J.T., he doesn’t have to be Braxton [Miller], he doesn’t have to be Cardale. All the quarterbacks, they have to be themselves.” Ryan Day Interim head coach

Although the game will mark Haskins’ first collegiate start, Day had nothing but positives to say Monday when asked about his future starting quarterback. “He’s very talented throwing the football — he’s worked on his athleticism, strength, power,” Day said. “At the end of the season last year, when he had to step into a role, he stepped right in there and he was ready to go. But now being a starter, that’s different. You have to prepare different, you have to be ready.” Haskins comes into the season opener with eight games under his belt, but without a collegiate start to his name. Last season, Haskins threw for 565 yards and four touchdowns while completing more than 70 percent of his throws. In last season’s win over Mich-

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Ohio State redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) looks to throw a pass during the 2018 Spring Game in Ohio Stadium April 14. Gray beat Scarlet 37-14. igan, Haskins came in for injured quarterback J.T. Barrett with the Buckeyes down by six, finishing the drive with a touchdown. Ohio State scored 17 unanswered points with Haskins under center to defeat the Wolverines 31-20. Day said the leadership he showed in the Michigan game continued into preseason camp. “His leadership had to step up and he’s done that,” Day said. “Throughout practice he’s gotten stronger, especially from the

spring.” Haskins won the starting quarterback job over redshirt freshman Tate Martell, a dual-threat quarterback who came to Ohio State as a four-star recruit, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, boasting a perfect 45-0 record as a high school starter. Day said, although Haskins has won the battle, Martell has proved himself enough to find his way onto the field. “Tate made some great prog-

ress, he really did,” Day said. “Dwayne will start on Saturday, he’s the starter. But the plan is to play Tate. How, when, or anything like that, we don’t know yet. But he’s been getting better.” Haskins offers a more prostyle approach to the Ohio State offense, relying more on his arm than his legs to make plays. He put this on display during the Michigan game with a 27-yard throw to then-sophomore wide receiver Austin Mack on a third-

and-13 down six to the Wolverines. Heading into the Oregon State game, Haskins will face comparisons to previous Buckeye quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones. One holds the majority of the quarterback records for the program, while the other led Ohio State to a national championship in the inaugural College Football Playoff. These comparisons will be made, but Day said none of them should mean anything to Haskins’ mindset. “He doesn’t have to be J.T., he doesn’t have to be Braxton [Miller], he doesn’t have to be Cardale. All the quarterbacks, they have to be themselves,” Day said. “You have to find your own way. Now, there are a lot of things that leaders have in common and we share those and talk about those. But along the way you have to find your own way and that’s been the message.” Haskins comes into the season without a start to his name, and with his only real crunch-time situation coming at the end of the Michigan game last season. But, he is joined by a pair of running backs in sophomore J.K. Dobbins and redshirt junior Mike Weber, and a veteran receiving group that will look to take a lot of pressure away. Approaching Saturday’s game, Haskins has the backing of his acting head coach moving forward. “It’s going to be a week-toweek process as we get going,” Day said. “He has never started a game. So it will be a work in progress, but we’re very happy with where he’s at.”

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Four of the five spots on the line are filled, but Ohio State still has a position to fill at left tackle. Day said Monday that the reps will come down to two players. “Thayer Munford and Josh Alabi will still be working through the week to see who plays there, they’re still working through that,” Day said. “Thayer has had a few nagging injuries, Josh has been working over at left tackle, so they will kind of split the reps this week as we go into Saturday.” Schiano names starting linebackers With the loss of redshirt sophomore linebacker Tuf Borland to an Achilles injury during spring practice, Ohio State named sophomore middle linebacker Baron Browning to start the season against the Beavers. He will start alongside junior Malik Harrison and sophomore Pete Werner. Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said the Ohio State defense has something it really has not had before, depth at the linebacker position, giving the Buckeyes an ability to rotate at the position, much like the defense does on the defensive line. Even though he said the rotation might not go to the magnitude of the defensive line, Schiano said he’s excited about the talent he has in the middle. “It’s an interesting situation at that position but one we’re excited about,” Schiano said. “It’s not one — sometimes they say, well if you don’t have your starters in you

don’t have starters. I don’t agree. I think we have more than three starting quality linebackers.” Even though Werner, Browning and Harrison are set to start the first game of the season, Schiano did not take away the possibility of Borland making his return to the field sooner rather than later. “He may be back this week. It’s amazing the way he has rehabbed,” Schiano said. “The job that our people in the training room our medical people have handled him, the way Coach Mick has handled him and more important than any of that is the way that Tuf is such a committed young man to what he’s doing. And he’s made incredible progress.” Schiano also said redshirt senior linebacker Dante Booker, who is recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, will be in the rotation in the middle after his return. Safety position remains undecided With junior safety Jordan Fuller locked into his starting position, the fate of who will be alongside him come opening game was still uncertain coming into the press conference. With the battle coming down to sophomore Isaiah Pryor and redshirt sophomore Jahsen Wint, Schiano said there is still no outright winner between them. “I think it’s been a great competition which has raised both Isaiah and Jahsen’s game. They’re both going to play,” Schiano

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lied four tackles on the year. Fuller was named a team captain for the Buckeyes on Sunday.

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Ohio State then-sophomore linemen Michael Jordan (73) walks on the field prior to a play in the second quarter of the B1G Championship game against Wisconsin on Dec. 2. Ohio State won 27-21. COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu Urban Meyer listens as President Michael Drake speaks at a press conference on Aug. 22. EDWARD SUTELAN Editor-in-Chief sutelan.1@osu.edu Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has been cut off from all Buckeye football activities since being placed on paid administrative leave on Aug. 1. However, he was allowed to meet with the team and coaches on Thursday with athletic director Gene Smith, so the players and staff could “hear from him and cover interim leadership during the suspension period including the three games he will not attend,” Ohio State spokesman Chris Davey said. Meyer will not be allowed to attend any practices, meetings, official events or appear in any official capacity at any Ohio State football events while on his suspension, according to an email to Meyer sent by Susan Basso, senior vice president of the office of human resources. The email also said he will not be allowed to communicate with staff, student-athletes, recruits or others, or “otherwise conduct any business related to your role for this time period.” It went on to say he will be allowed to resume his head coaching duties on Sept. 3, but that he cannot perform any of those duties for a 24-hour period around the game days of Sept. 1, 8 and 15, and he cannot appear at any pregame activities or the game itself.

Meyer did not receive the official terms of his suspension until Sunday, Davey said. Basso said in another email that Meyer was authorized by Ohio State to have one opportunity to meet with the team. She said the meeting took place with Smith present on Thursday “for roughly 45 minutes at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.” When Meyer was placed on paid administrative leave on Aug. 1, he was forbidden from talking to any players or coaches on the football team, among several other restrictions.

“Well Urban is, before he’s my boss, he’s a friend. I’ve known him for over 20 years. So when I was allowed to, I did communicate. It was about him. Because I was worried about him. I’ll leave it at that.” Greg Schiano Defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said during Monday’s press conference that he spoke with Meyer while he was on leave. Schiano said the discussion was “person-

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al” and not about football. “Well Urban is, before he’s my boss, he’s a friend. I’ve known him for over 20 years. So when I was allowed to, I did communicate,” Schiano said. “It was about him. Because I was worried about him. I’ll leave it at that.” Davey said Meyer had limited conversations with coaches including Schiano, and that “limited conversations between Wednesday and Sunday were not in violation of the suspension because they would have occurred before” Meyer received the suspension letter. In Basso’s email, she said Meyer could have “no further contact with University staff or students related to your role” as head coach after that meeting. Meyer was suspended for the first three games of the season and will remain suspended without pay until Sept. 2. He will be allowed to resume coaching at practices after that, but cannot be on the sidelines on Saturdays. The suspension was the result of a 14day investigation led by Mary Jo White, the former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and current senior chair of Debevoise and Plimpton. The investigation was looking into Meyer’s knowledge of domestic abuse allegations surrounding former wide receivers coach Zach Smith.

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-rectly seen the work Day has done on the field. But, in Day’s time as head coach, Schiano said he’s very impressed. “I mean, he’s got the ‘it,’” Schiano said. “When you work on the other side of the ball, you really don’t get to sit in the room with him very much and game plan and do all that stuff. So our relationship was more friends than professional, we don’t do a lot together professionally. Observing him over

the last whatever it is, 25 days, he’s got the ‘it.’” Day said he does not think Ohio State has missed a beat since Meyer was placed on administrative leave. He said that is due to the culture of the team, the leadership and example that the newly named captains have shown through preseason camp. That was his goal all along. When he runs onto the field on Sept. 1, in front of his Ohio State team, Day said he will

not view it as his head coaching debut. Yes, his family will be in attendance, but he views himself as just a placeholder until Meyer returns. “This isn’t one of those things where I’m becoming the head coach,” Day said. “This is just something that I’m holding the place for coach until he gets back and the goal is to win the game against Oregon State.”

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After closing practice to the public during the investigation of Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day met with the media for the first time as acting head coach. He shared some insight on some key position battles for the Buckeyes heading into the season opener against Oregon State, but made clear there would be no questions about the results of Meyer’s investigation.

“Now you encourage and you coach and you teach, but at the end of the day they have to go out there and play their way into a position.” Greg Schiano Defensive coordinator

Jordan moves to center Day confirmed junior offensive lineman Michael Jordan would be the starting center in the opening game against Oregon State on Sept. 1. Jordan will follow in the footsteps of former Ohio State offensive linemen Billy Price and Pat Elflein who previously moved from guard to center. Both Price and Elflein won the Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top center. Jordan split snaps in preseason camp with redshirt senior offensive lineman Brady Taylor at the spot. With Jordan moving to center, Day said redshirt senior Malcolm Pridgeon will start the season at left guard. Redshirt senior Demetrius Knox will start the season as the right guard after starting eight games on the left side last season. POSITION BATTLES CONTINUES ON 7