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Students take mental health concerns into their own hands HANNAH ROSS Lantern reporter ross.1490@osu.edu
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Jordan Rasp, a fourth-year in psychology and Emily Clausing, a second-year in neuroscience, sell pink-out t-shirts on the South Oval.
ZACH STEINER For The Lantern steiner.301@osu.edu When the name “Spielman” sounded throughout Ohio Stadium in the late 1980s, it was for Ohio State’s All-American linebacker Chris Spielman. But times have changed, and for the last decade, Stefanie Spielman’s name has held a significant place in the hearts of Buckeye fans. A sea of pink will take over Ohio Stadium on Saturday in honor of Stefanie Spielman who died in November 2009 after battling breast cancer. Since then, the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research has been raising money to find a cure, and a student organization at Ohio State is helping lead the charge. Pink Out at Ohio State is a nonprofit student organization on campus that raises breast cancer awareness across the university and hosts fundraisers to benefit the Stefanie Spielman Fund, with its biggest event being “Pink Out the Shoe.” “The goal of Pink Out is to create awareness on campus and also to raise funds because all college students have been impacted by breast cancer one way or another,” said Nancy Fisher, adviser of Pink Out at Ohio State. The members of Pink Out at Ohio State want to do anything they can to be involved in the fight against breast cancer, said Emily Clausing, a Pink Out member and second-year in neuroscience. “It is something everyone cares about because it is so prevalent,” Clausing said. “You want to do anything you can on any level and be a part of helping the greater good.” Since the founding of Pink Out at Ohio State
11 years ago, the organization has been able to raise around $14,000 each year by selling pink shirts in the week preceding the “Pink Out the Shoe” game.
“I wholeheartedly believe that we will find a cure for cancer in my lifetime, but not as individuals,” Spielman said. “I think as a united front is the only way to do it.” MADISON SPIELMAN Daughter of Chris and Stefanie Spielman
The organization, which started with the goal of raising $250,000, has recently surpassed $22 million in its 20th year. Madison Spielman, daughter of Chris and Stefanie Spielman, said her parents “came up with an initial plan” to make the battle against breast cancer public and “to use their position
in the spotlight to show people that they are not alone.” They felt it was a battle that should not to be fought alone, but with those around them who face a similar opponent. Madison Spielman said that individuals fighting breast cancer can be weighed down by the consequences of the disease, but the goal of the “Pink Out the Shoe” is to provide people with a feeling of support from the sea of pink around them. “It is one thing to hear someone is with you, but to see that sea of pink knowing they have that support,” Madison Spielman said. “Through that visual, I think it is going to be a powerful thing.” Stefanie Spielman’s goal all along was to never let breast cancer get the best of her. Madison Spielman said no matter how bad things got, her mother always wanted to keep moving forward. Madison Spielman said breast cancer has tragically taken the lives of many, but her family remains optimistic about the future. “I wholeheartedly believe that we will find a cure for cancer in my lifetime, but not as individuals,” Spielman said. “I think as a united front is the only way to do it.”
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Students struggling with mental health issues have been reaching out to a student-led organization in order to seek support and guidance on how to get the help they need. The group Never Walk Alone was started in January 2018 by Ronnie Wollett, a third-year in finance, when he decided to post about his ongoing battle with his mental health on Instagram, hoping to make it a more easily addressed topic. The club took off after a separate Instagram page was created to connect those battling with mental illness to come together and act as a support team. Since the club’s founding, several other students, such as Allie Garvin, a second-year in neuroscience, have taken on leadership roles, openly sharing their struggles with depression, eating disorders and other mental health issues as well. Garvin, philanthropy chair of the club, said the goal of Never Walk Alone is to be a connection and outreach group for those struggling with mental health. “You should not have to scream to be heard,” Garvin said. Wollett said they do not act as therapists, but work to educate students on what services are available to students on campus. “We want to set them up with all the resources available at Ohio State to get more help because that’s the next important step to all of this,” Wollett said. Ohio State President Michael Drake announced a mental health task force in April and released its recommendations in September. In an interview with The Lantern Thursday, Drake said the university will move forward with an “implementation force.” Part of the immediate changes on campus were the Counseling and Consultation Services employing three more counselors. According to a review by The Lantern in April, the International Association of Counseling Services Inc., an accreditation association for college and university counseling services, recommends that campus mental health services have a ratio of one profes-
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Roller hockey rink coming to Adventure Recreation Center MICHAEL LEE Engagement Editor lee.7240@osu.edu Ohio State will add a new roller hockey rink to its Adventure Recreation Center near the end of October. Dave DeAngelo, senior associate director in the Office of Student Life for Recreational Sports, said the rink is replacing a roller hockey rink on North Campus that was torn down five years ago during the North Residential District transformation project. The project added new residential and dining halls as well as recreational facilities and support facilities for the Second-year Transformational Experience Program. “We just didn’t have enough room to put it [on North Campus] and make it a regulation-sized rink,” DeAngelo said. The university set aside money from the North District project for a new roller hockey rink, DeAngelo said, which led to the current building plans. The new rink will be available not only to students who play roller hockey for fun, but for members of the university’s roller hockey club as well, said Nathaniel Montgomery, a fifth-year in computer engineering and treasurer of the Roller Hockey Club at Ohio State. The team, which currently competes nationally on a Division III level, used to practice on the 80-by-160-foot regulation-size rink on North Campus before it was torn down, Montgomery said, as well as in an indoor roller hockey rink in Grandview. However, the rink in Grandview closed about two years ago, which left the team with nowhere to practice locally. “The last couple of years, our practice has been either we’ve gone up to Akron and done preseason weekends against the University of Akron while also practicing at the same time,” Montgomery said. “Also, we’ll just go up the night before tournament weekend or regular season weekend.” Tournament and regular season locations varied from places such as Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati. However, with the return of a regulation-sized rink on campus, the club will be able to practice in Columbus. “It’s a huge step in the right direction for our program,” Montgomery said. “Having it for university students only, we’ll be able to schedule when we’re able to use the facility, which will be nice.” While the rink is outdoors and limits the club seasonally,
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The Adventure Recreation Center will feature a new roller hockey rink this fall.
“What [we] as a club are excited about is yes, the facility is nice and we’re going to be able to practice a lot more than we usually have, but the exposure that it brings to the overall game itself and the club itself is huge.”
Montgomery said he hopes the new rink will show off the sport to the university community and help recruit players to the club. “This is very huge exposure for us,” Montgomery said. “What [we] as a club are excited about is yes, the facility is nice and we’re going to be able to practice a lot more than we usually have, but the exposure that it brings to the overall game itself and the club itself is huge.”
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Democratic State Dinner becomes a rallying call for upcoming elections MADDY FIXLER Senior Lantern reporter fixler.8@osu.edu Less than a day after the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, Ohio Democrats came together for the 2018 Ohio Democratic Party State Dinner at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Sunday. Nearly 1,000 people gathered to hear Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., join the party’s statewide ticket and other Ohio politicians in rallying for the coming elections. Activist and poet Honey BellBey opened the event with a call to action: “Walk with me, Ohio … Blue votes matter.” The dinner marked 30 days until the midterm elections, and the Democratic Party has been making several pushes to reverse the past two years of Republicans majorities in both state and federal governments.
“We have the chance, 30 days from now, to hold people accountable and to start fighting for people again: fighting for our values, fighting for health care, fighting for jobs, fighting for kids in good schools,” said David Pepper, chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. An emphasis on women’s issues was prevalent throughout the evening in light of the Kavanaugh confirmation, which was seen by Democrats as a rejection of women’s rights by the Senate and Trump administration. “The events of the last two days have put in stark relief how critical it is that women’s voices be heard, and that women be at the table,” Pepper said. Harris followed a series of several Ohio candidates speaking on their platforms, stressing the need for realism and honesty in American politics and society. “This is a particular moment in time where we must speak truth, uncomfortable though it may
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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the Ohio Democratic Party State Dinner at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Oct. 7.
make some feel … And what are those truths? They are the truths that racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-semitism are still alive in this country,” Harris said. “Let’s speak that truth so we can deal with it. Let’s speak the truth that in America today the American
Dream is out of touch for so many of us.” Harris also echoed many of the talking points of previous speakers and spoke about her experiences being part of the Kavanaugh hearings on the Senate Judicial Committee, which she
called a “sham and a disgrace” while urging Ohioans to exercise their civic duty. “They have the power right now, and we need to take it back,” Harris said. “And the only way to do that is to get out and vote.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR To whom it may concern, On Sept. 6, a mass shooting occurred in Cincinnati. The fact of the matter is that most people are not aware of the blood that was shed, even residents of our own state. On the one-week anniversary of the shooting, candles sat next to the William Thompson statue to commemorate the three victims of the shooting. We engaged passing students and staff in conversation about what had happened in Cincinnati in efforts to spread awareness about the event. Our goal is to inspire our peers and every resident of Ohio to make their feelings known to representatives who have the power to vote on safer, common-sense gun legislation. While we were on the Oval, we asked those who stopped at the memorial to call their representatives, urging them to vote “no” on the “Kill at Will” bill. The bill in question passed in the Ohio House this past week and has significantly increased the likelihood of gun violence by decreasing an individual’s responsibility to retreat before using lethal force in self-defense. Students and staff at Ohio State want to see an end to tragedies like what occurred in Cincinnati. We believe this change will come by rejecting loose gun laws such as the aforementioned “Kill at Will” bill. If you stand with the victims of Cincinnati and want better forms of gun control in Ohio, we urge you to call 614-466-3555 and demand that Gov. John Kasich reject the “Kill at Will” bill. Our community will not be made safer with inaction. Just last week, there were three high-profile mass shootings over the span of two days in this country. In three small towns in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, several lives were lost due to gun violence. It is our responsibility to reject stand-your-ground laws such as these that protect the abuse of lethal force. We cannot wait any longer when lives in our school, state and country are at risk. Thank you for your time and consideration, Amnesty International at The Ohio State University
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Campus Area Crime Map Oct. 1-7 BY: MICHAEL LEE
MAP BY: MICHAEL LEE | OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EDITOR
1. An assault was reported to the
Columbus Division of Police as having occurred on Oct. 1 at 6:50 p.m. around Euclid and Indianola avenues. According to the online police log, the victim was followed by three men, when one of them proceeded to punch the victim in the face. The police located one of the other men in the group after receiving reports of a similar incident, but it is unknown if he was the one who punched the victim.
2. An assault was reported to Uni-
versity Police as having occurred on Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m. at Smith-Steeb Hall.
An incidence of theft from a motor vehicle was reported to the Columbus Police as having occurred on Wednesday between midnight and 6 a.m. on East 13th Avenue near Indianola Avenue. According to the online police log, an unknown suspect took approximately $1,625 of prop-
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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks to reporters prior to the start of the Ohio Democratic Party State Dinner on Oct. 7. DEMOCRATS FROM 2
Contrary to September’s Republican State Dinner, — which consisted of President Donald Trump boasting Republican values and criticizing the Democratic Party – the importance of voting this November was the central message. Over the past several years, the turnout for registered Democratic voters has been relatively low. At the end of the evening, polls were presented and showed all statewide Democratic candidates ahead, tied, or within the margin of error in their races.
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erty from the victim’s car, including football tickets, cash, gift cards, headphones, sunglasses, camera and clothes.
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A burglary was reported to University Police as having occurred between Friday at 12 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m. at Taylor Tower.
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A burglary was reported to University Police as having occurred on Saturday between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Taylor Tower.
students are not receiving the help they need as quickly as they should be. “They don’t understand that when you push that one kid back, those weeks become critical,” Wollett said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates from ages 10 to 19 have increased 56 percent between 2007 and 2016. The club continues to support and guide those struggling to deal with their mental health, as well as spread awareness, while the university continues to work to strengthen the resources on campus. Never Walk Alone can be found on Instagram at @neverwalkalone.osu or on Twitter at @neveralone_osu.
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sional full-time staff member to every 1,000 to 1,500 students. By this standard, Ohio State should employ 40 to 60 fulltime staff members. According to Ohio State’s Counseling and Consultation Services website, there are currently 40 full-time staff members. Wollett said a major problem that staff members sometimes do not realize is that
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Department of Theatre challenges tradition with Asian lead in ‘Legally Blonde’ MARIELLA TICORAS Lantern reporter ticoras.4@osu.edu
Breaking stereotypes is what “Legally Blonde” is all about. The book-turned-film-turned-musical focuses on a California sorority girl attending Harvard Law School who attempts to maintain her sense of fashion and beauty while proving she can still be intelligent when others thought fashion didn’t translate well to grades. Seventeen years after the film’s release, the play is still breaking down stereotypes. Mandy Fox, associate professor of acting and directing at Ohio State, was in charge of casting for the Department of Theatre’s production of “Legally Blonde,” and instead of looking for a traditional, blonde protagonist in Elle Woods, Fox — also the director of the production — decided to take a different route. For the upcoming production, Woods will be played by Cindy Tran Nguyen, a third-year in theater and marketing. “We look for plays that spur discussion, and [we] support casting choices that add complexity to those discussions,” Fox said. “Theater is the ultimate collaborative art and it takes all of us and all of our glorious differences to make it happen.” Before auditioning, Tran Nguyen, a Cleveland native, said she didn’t think she had any shot of getting the role because she was Asian. “I remember a few weeks back, before auditions and all of that, I was sitting talking to my boyfriend, and I told him, ‘This sucks that I have no shot at being
Elle,’ because I know that I can do it. But just look at me. I’ll never be given the opportunity,’” Tran Nguyen said. Fox thought differently after Tran Nguyen’s audition. “Cindy’s voice is incredible. She has a killer belt and an equally-moving quiet vulnerability,” Fox said. “She’s a great dancer and very, very funny. I knew she would play Elle after I heard her sing ‘So Much Better’ from the end of Act I. She was phenomenal.” Fox said it’s important to remember the
“The script never calls for someone who is white and naturally blonde. She just needs to be blonde and that’s why wigs are such a blessing.” CINDY TRAN NGUYEN Elle Woods in upcoming production of “Legally Blonde”
play is not called “Naturally Blonde.” Tran Nguyen echoed Fox’s sentiment explaining that aside from hair color, the script never specifies race for Elle Woods. “The script never calls for someone who is white and naturally blonde,” Tran Nguyen said. “She just needs to be blonde and that’s why wigs are such a blessing.” Fox said that Ohio State’s theater department celebrates diversity, and has been constantly brainstorming ways to be more inclusive in its season selection and
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“Legally Blonde” actors Dane Morey and Cindy Tran Nguyen rehearsing a scene for the production in November.
in its Diversity Task Force committees. The theater department puts on a musical every other fall. Past musicals have included “Heathers: The Musical” in 2016 and “City of Angels” in 2014. Fox said “Legally Blonde” is about “claiming who you are inside, choosing who you want to be on the outside, accepting all the complexities and contradictions that
might come with that and allowing others to do the same.” The play will run Nov. 8-18 at the Thurber Theatre in the Drake Performance Center. Students can purchase tickets at the box office, located on the second floor of Drake, or by calling 614-292-2295. Tickets are $15 for students and children, $25 for adults, and $20 for seniors.
Game for Good supports local cats through board games ISABEL HALL Lantern reporter hall.2220@osu.edu Game enthusiasts and cat lovers will unite to support a local nonprofit by playing board games on Wednesday night. Kingmakers, a local board game bar, is partnering with the Cat Welfare Association — a nonprofit focused on helping the stray cat population — for the first event of Game for Good, which is a series of events hosted by Kingmakers that aims to raise funds for local causes through a night of playing board games and enjoying food and drinks. Malika Jacobs, founder and owner of Kingmakers, said the fundraiser allows people to do something they enjoy while supporting a cause about which they are passionate. “It’s sort of in line with all the other socially-conscious business models that are out there right COURTESY OF KINGMAKERS now,” Jacobs said. “You’re able to Kingmakers is a board game bar located in the Short North where the Game for Good fundraising give back and do something that’s event will be held. connected to a little bit of a wider snacks and playing with cats from struggling to care for their pet Jacobs said Kingmakers creatissue and a wider cause in your the Cat Welfare Association. cats, said Gail Harbert, program ed Game for Good in spring to community.” While searching for local or- manager of The Cat Welfare As- foster community engagement At the event, attendees will ganizations to partner with, sociation. while encouraging people to give have more than 300 games to Kingmakers came across the Cat “They contacted us, and we back. choose from Kingmaker’s library Welfare Association, which, in were thrilled,” Harbert said. “I “We get a lot of requests for while enjoying beverages such as addition to serving the stray cat think it’s a great option for folks fundraising events, and they craft beer, specialty sodas, cof- population, also provides finan- to go out and have a fun evening largely center around raffles or fee and tea, eating locally made cial help and advice for people and support our mission.” donations,” Jacobs said. “It just
didn’t seem as meaningful as getting folks into our space to enjoy Kingmakers in another way … When we came up with this option, it seemed like a really good way to get people together around board games, which is basically our tagline — that board games bring people together.” Kingmakers opened in Columbus almost five years ago when Jacobs was inspired by a board game bar in Toronto. Jacobs said Kingmakers sets itself apart through its board game sommeliers, who serve as experts by teaching customers how to play games and giving recommendations. Since its doors first opened, Jacobs said Kingmakers has received a lot of support from the Columbus community, including the Ohio State student population. “We have a lot of OSU students that pop in across the board,” Jacobs said. “If you’re trying to make new friends or you’re in an organization at OSU, it’s a great way to get people out to do something different.” Game for Good will take place 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at Kingmakers on 17 Buttles Ave. There is a $5 noncash library fee, and 18 percent of all proceeds generated by the event will be donated to the Cat Welfare Association.
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934 Gallery organizes its third art festival TRISTAN RELET-WERKMEISTER Lantern reporter relet-werkmeister.1@osu.edu 934 Gallery merged an open-air concert with a traditional gallery exhibition this past weekend in the third annual installment of 934 Fest. The aim of 934 Fest, a volunteer-run event, was to attract people who might have never visited an art gallery before, said Lisa Steward, exhibitions director and mural coordinator. “We really strive to have this open and welcoming feeling in our festival and we try to do this year-round in the gallery space as well,” Steward said. More than 20 musical acts performed across stages and activities were offered for children by the Wexner Center for the Arts. Vendors sold vintage clothes, postcards and keychains, and two food trucks offered drinks and snacks to visitors. For the first time, the festival took place over two days. However, due to poor weather conditions, the second day was rescheduled for Saturday, a month after the initial start of the event. The festival was free to enter, with the hopes of providing more accessible and affordable art. However, donations were encouraged to help the continued operation of the gallery. Steward said the gallery chose its more remote location at 934 Cleveland Ave., a mile away from High Street, to attract a different array of artists. “We are providing artists who might not fit into the ‘High Street mold’ a chance to exhibit here,” Steward said. Steward said people were initially drawn in by the activities and music and eventually made their way to the exhibition and murals. “I made sure that I was choosing a diverse crew of muralists — women, queer artists, people of color — who might not have had a chance to do murals in the city before,” Steward said.
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Vendors at the 934 Fest sold various goods alongside food trucks on Oct. 6.
Johnny Riddle, sponsor relations coordinator and music committee lead of the festival, said he is proud to have invited DANK, which stands for Dope Ass Negro Kids, to 934 Fest. “I wanted to have a mixture of more established acts as well as some of the up-and-coming acts that you may not see on stage just yet,” Riddle said. Liv Barney, a Native American muralist, painted her first large-scale mural live during the festival.
“Typically, with my work, I like it to show native dancers or just native culture in substance, even if it’s contemporary or traditional,” Barney said. Barney wanted to support the gallery by offering this performance to the festival and painted three dancers in different poses for the mural. The exhibition inside the gallery, entitled “What The Living We Know,” by Mandi Caskey, will be on display until Oct. 19.
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Ohio State secondary tested against Indiana WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu Indiana sophomore quarterback Peyton Ramsey came into the game against Ohio State as a high-accuracy, short-throw passer, completing 71 percent of his passes at an average of nine yards per completion. On Saturday, Ramsey flipped the script on his style, throwing downfield on a large number of passes, completing 53 percent of throws for 322 yards and three touchdowns. Ramsey completed three throws of 30 yards or more — one more than he had through the first five games of the season. Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said there are clear areas of the defense that need to be worked on. “It’s not the entire defense. I think it’s a couple of pointed positions that we need to do a better job on our pursuit angles,” Schiano said. “The frustrating part is when you know there’s something going on and you’re not successfully getting it repaired, so we’ll go back at it, and the good thing is that, like I said, this group fights, and they’ve found a way to win some really tough football games.” Even with the deep plays, No. 3 Ohio State came out with a 49-26 victory over the Hoosiers. Head coach Urban Meyer said Monday there were still positives to take from the performance of the secondary. “You look at the last half of the game, they held them to 100 yards against Indianae ... also created a couple of turnovers, stopped them on fourth down,” Meyer said. “What happens on the negative are inter-
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Ohio State redshirt junior cornerback Damon Arnette (3) blocks the pass from Indiana during the third quarter of the game on Oct. 6. Ohio State won 49-26.
“We’ll go back at it. And the good thing is that, like I said, this group fights, and they’ve found a way to win some really tough football games.” GREG SCHIANO Ohio State defensive coordinator
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Ohio State sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (2) catches the ball during the second quarter of the game against Indiana on Oct. 6. Ohio State won 49-26. FOOTBALL FROM 8
down catch this season. In the traditional running game, the game that both Weber and Dobbins had become used to, Ohio State has not found as much success. Both backs’ yards per carry average has decreased from a season ago, with Dobbins averaging 4.7 yards per carry after breaking out for 7.2 yards per rush last season. With an offensive line that has protected Haskins remarkably well through six games, allowing 1.3 sacks per game, which is tied with Michigan for second-fewest in the Big Ten, Meyer said protecting backs in the run game is a bit different, and has to improve. “We got to do a better job as coaches and better job, obviously, with players, just executing the run game,” Meyer said. “Because it’s not always that. It’s not always a loaded box.” Even with all of the change in the offense, Alford said the running back room has not played below its standards.
He said Dobbins and Weber still push each other and the Ohio State running back room is a competitive environment, setting the standard of what the running game should be. Alford said he is confident in his running back room, no matter the situation. Whether it’s third-and-short or any other time, Alford said he believes both Dobbins and Weber have the ability to get the job done. It’s the mentality Alford believes both running backs bring; the grit that gave Meyer the confidence in Barrett converting on every third-and-short situation. Alford believes the same can be found in his position room, that the third-andshort situation can become automatic once again. “‘I’m going to get the first down because I said so,’” Alford said. “‘I don’t frankly care if you block anybody, I’m getting it because I said so.’ That’s the mentality they have. That’s the mentality I love.”
ference calls or jump-balls-type things. We look at everything, over-analyze everything. So it’s not as simple as this. It’s a variety of things.” Ohio State was called on one defensive pass interference and one defensive holding by the secondary, and had one pass interference call declined on a Ramsey touchdown. In the first half, Ramsey amassed 239 yards, torching the Buckeyes on 50/50 balls on streaks down each of the sidelines. Indiana’s second half strategy attempted to attack that further, as many plays involved Ramsey throwing deep and hoping his receivers would find a way to come down with it. Eventually, the Ohio State
defense adapted, and Ramsey was held under 100 yards for the final two quarters, completing 45 percent of his passes. Meyer said he still believes in the pressman coverage he has implemented into the defense. “Press coverage is a very hard skill. The reason we do it, we want to challenge every throw,” Meyer said. “We’ve had some excellent corners around here. I believe we have excellent corners now.” With its recent struggles, Ohio State has fallen to No. 60 in pass defense, allowing 222.2 yards per game through the air. Meyer said the defense Ohio State runs comes with a learning curve. “It’s a skill that requires an incredible amount of work. And when you’re good, it’s great,” Meyer said. “Press coverage, where you disrupt passes constantly — that’s a skill set that’s very difficult that we ask them to do. And we just got to continue to work to get better. The risk/reward on that, once you get great at that, you’re playing great defense now.” Ohio State’s defense has proved itself vulnerable to the big plays so far this season, allowing two 93-yard plays, tied for the longest plays allowed in program history. The secondary has areas to improve, whether it be angles to the ball or making the big, legal plays on 50/50 deep balls. Schiano said the answer can be simple. “If you cover them, they stop throwing it, and if you don’t, they keep throwing it, so we haven’t done a good enough job covering them and it’s not the players or the coaches,” Schiano said. “We’re 6-0 for a reason, and we have to get better, that’s for sure.”
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Running backs find a place in changing offense COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu For Urban Meyer, third-andshort used to be automatic. The Ohio State head coach would call a quarterback sneak or read play that would allow former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett to easily get the first down, continuing the offensive drive and creating momentum. Now, anything outside a thirdand-short play, Meyer is confident in his quarterback, redshirt sophomore Dwayne Haskins, who has led Ohio State to the best statistical passing offense in the Big Ten, averaging 364.7 yards per game. On paper, third-and-short should not be an issue. With Haskins behind center, the Ohio State offense utilizes what offensive coordinator Ryan Day deemed as a “two-headed monster;” sophomore and redshirt junior running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber. However, this offense is changing. It’s moving away from the power-back offense that Weber and Dobbins had seen and excelled in in the past, and is moving more into a pass-heavy, prostyle approach in terms of pass protection and a receiving corps
if that means we are running the ball, if we are running screens, whatever, as long as we are winning games. And that’s what we are here to do.” Alford said the running back room has adapted to the offense Haskins has run over the first six games of the season, calling the Ohio State offense more of a drop-back team that uses screens as a way to beat any aggressive defensive front.
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Ohio State redshirt junior running back Mike Weber (25) runs the ball in the second quarter of the game against Indiana on Oct. 6. Ohio State won 49-26. with the specialty of beating defenders in open space. This change is something about which Meyer said he is worried. “Third-and-one is tough right now. That’s another weakness,” Meyer said. “So a weakness right now is balance on offense and those short yardage [situations].”
With Dobbins and Weber leading the charge, Ohio State holds the No. 41 running game in the NCAA, averaging 201 yards per game. However, the Ohio State offense is still averaging 49 points per game, something that running backs coach Tony Alford wants
to focus on — not on how the offense might be getting those points. “Our guys aren’t worried about that. I’m not,” Alford said. “The key component is to win and when you do it at all costs, you do what you need to do. If that means we are throwing the ball,
“‘I’m going to get the first down because I said so. I don’t frankly care if you block anybody, I’m getting it because I said so.’ That’s the mentality they have. That’s the mentality I love.” TONY ALFORD Ohio State running backs coach
In six games, Dobbins and Weber have adapted, combining for 17 receptions, averaging a combined 29.3 receiving yards per game and each recording a touchFOOTBALL CONTINUES ON 7
No. 1 Ohio State is out to prove expectations BRADEN MOLES Lantern reporter moles.13@osu.edu Last season, the Ohio State men’s hockey team made a surprise NCAA tournament run that ended abruptly in a 1-2 loss to the eventual national champions, Minnesota-Duluth.
“Last year is over. This is a new team, a new group. Everyone’s different and you’ve got to earn something every day. Everybody’s 0-0 right now and you’ve got to prove yourself every day, you’ve got to earn everything you get.” STEVE ROHLIK Ohio State men’s hockey coach
After a season in which the Buckeyes reached the Frozen Four for the first time in 20 years, it would be hard to blame them for looking back and reminiscing about what could have been.
But, for head coach Steve Rohlik, there isn’t time for that. “Last year is over,” Rohlik said. “This is a new team, a new group. Everyone’s different and you’ve got to earn something every day. Everybody’s 0-0 right now and you’ve got to prove yourself every day, you’ve got to earn everything you get.” Ohio State enters the season with expectations that haven’t been present in years past, earning its first No. 1 ranking in team history in both the USCHO and USA Today Men’s Hockey polls and receiving 18 first-place votes in both polls. The roster has 21 returning players and brings back 75 percent of its scoring, so there’s no reason to assume the Buckeyes can’t return to the big stage in the spring. Senior forward Mason Jobst, junior forward Tanner Laczynski, senior forward Dakota Joshua and other veterans will lead the Buckeyes’ offense. Jobst comes into the season as the NCAA’s active leading scorer with 128 points and Laczynski led the team in scoring last year with a career-high 47 points. One key loss during the offseason was forward Matthew Weis, a former Ohio State hockey player who accounted for 37 points — third on the team last year. Junior
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Ohio State then-redshirt junior goalie Sean Romeo (30) warms up before a matchup against Wisconsin on Feb. 23 at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State won 6-2. forward transfer Carson Meyer from Miami University will help to make up that production, but Rohlik believes the job doesn’t fall on just one player. “I think we’re not counting on one guy,” Rohlik said. “Our new guys coming in, our veterans coming back, I think there’s a lot of competition up front and I’m looking at a group of guys that can contribute a lot.”
The defense for the Buckeyes was one of the best in the nation last year, leading in penalty-kill percentage and ranking No. 3 in goals allowed per game. With losing only two senior defensemen during the offseason, redshirt junior defenseman Wyatt Ege believes they should be able to pick up where they left off. “It’s just important to stick to our system,” Ege said. “We have
a good coaching staff and we’ve got a lot of strong defensemen on our team, so just play within our system and it will happen again.” With a team returning many juniors and seniors, there is a strong sense of veteran leadership on the ice and in the locker room that could have a notable impact, even if it doesn’t show up on the stat sheet. “If you look back at all the teams that have won it in the past, the Unions and the Providences, those guys, they don’t have the top scoring freshmen or what so, it’s always the older guys and the leadership that have been together for the four years,” Jobst said. After last season, Ohio State is a known entity. Players and coaches, both in the locker room and around the country, know the Buckeyes’ potential. Though the veteran leaders on the team understand they must prove themselves on the ice first, they know where their talent can take them in the 2018-19 campaign. “I think that we know how good we can be, and we saw our potential,” redshirt senior goaltender Sean Romeo said. “So, I think nothing less than a championship is acceptable this year.” The Buckeyes start their season off with a series at Arizona State on Oct. 12 and 13.