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Task force’s ‘Buckeye PAL’ goes live Drake announces launch of peer-to-peer mental health warm line SAM RAUDINS Campus Editor raudins.3@osu.edu
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President Michael V. Drake discussed Ohio State’s suicide prevention and mental health efforts on Sept. 9 with The Lantern.
University President Michael V. Drake announced the launch of the Buckeye Peer Access Line, a nonemergency, peer-to-peer talk line that offers support and direction to campus mental health resources, recommended by the Suicide and Mental Health Task Force in September 2018. In an interview with The Lantern, Drake discussed the state of mental health services on campus, including the creation of Buckeye PAL — which launched Monday at 8 p.m. — and the university’s response to internal Counseling and Consultation Services emails obtained by The Lantern that detailed a preferential treatment policy. The Suicide and Mental Health Task Force, which was commissioned by Drake after a review of the university’s suicide prevention efforts and mental health support, released a list of rec-
ommendations to improve Ohio State’s practices last September. Drake said that following recommendations, the task force began the implementation of the suggested changes, including the warm line and the increased promotion of mental health resources. “That’s something that we’ve initiated to try to also be very visible in outreach,” Drake said. Maddy Perry, deputy chief of staff in Undergraduate Student Government and a member of the Suicide and Mental Health Task Force’s implementation team for the warm line, said the idea for the line was presented before the recommendations were made and has been carefully planned since meetings began in January. “We didn’t just want to put out something to check off a box saying that we completed it. We want it to actually be really well thought out and a really big asset to the mental health resources and just wellness resources in general MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUES ON 3
Wexner Medical Center uses spray-on skin to treat burns BRANDY FAIRFAX Lantern reporter fairfax.5@osu.edu A new spray technique provides Wexner Medical Center patients with a second chance at skin. Burn victims now have the opportunity to regrow skin through a spray-on skin cell application, and the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State has become one of three hospitals in Ohio to treat burn wounds with the cell-regenerating spray. The Recell Autologous Cell Harvesting Device uses a sample of the patient’s skin — known as a skin graft — to begin the process. The skin is placed in the device, where the new cells are generated, and then sprayed on the wound to help the cells grow and heal, Amalia Cochran, a trauma surgeon at the medical center who specializes in burns and critical care, said. The Food and Drug Administration approved Recell in September 2018, making it the first approved spray-on skin device in the United States. Cochran said Recell is a onetime use technique in the operating room where a 2-by-2-inch piece of skin is taken and put through the Recell process, which
wounds. “This is definitely for acute burn injuries, meaning a new burn — not for a burn someone got 10 or 15 years ago,” Cochran said. “Generally, you will see it used on a larger burn in place of doing skin grafting, as well as it being used for deep partial-thickness burns.” After learning about Recell, patients have sought the treatment for other conditions, Valerio said.
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The Recell Autologous Cell Harvesting Device regenerates cells for burn wounds for faster healing and less scarring.
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The technique will help generate skin for larger wounds that would normally have problems healing without Recell, Cochran said. Recell causes less scarring and heals skin faster compared to other treatments available, Cochran said. Full healing time can take up to a couple of weeks, but Cochran said the quickest she has seen was one week. “The wounds heal about twice as fast when the Recell spray skin
device was applied,” Ian Valerio, a plastic surgeon at the medical center, said. Cochran compares waiting to see the results to wondering what is inside your Christmas presents. “After the process is done, we wrap it up in dressing and don’t peek for about six days, which can be really hard for the patients,” Cochran said. Recell is intended for burn wounds that are treated immediately after the injury, not past
“The wounds heal about twice as fast when the Recell spray skin device was applied.” IAN VALERIO Plastic surgeon
“I have already started using it for traumatic wounds in addition to burn wounds,” Valerio said. “There’s some other theoretical advantages that will be interesting to see in long-term studies if the spray skin technique can allow for pigmentation of skin to be returned, although that is future areas of study that has yet to be investigated.”
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President Michael V. Drake discussed Jeffrey Epstein’s donations to Ohio State during an interview with The Lantern on Sept. 9.
KAYLEE HARTER Editor-in-Chief harter.830@osu.edu A review of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s donations to Ohio State is being conducted by professional services firm Ernst and Young and is expected to be completed in the next several weeks, University President Michael V. Drake said.
“You’ve seen from Mr. Wexner how regrettable his relationship with Mr. Epstein is to him. And we would only be able to concur with him on that. That’s a relationship I’m sure he wishes he hadn’t had. And we understand.” MICHAEL V. DRAKE University President
Drake discussed Epstein’s donations, how the university plans to handle the donations and Epstein’s relationship with Chair of the Wexner Medical Center Board of Trustees Les Wexner in an interview with The Lantern on Monday. “We care very much about who we are and we want to have appropriate relationships with people and there’s certain people who we wouldn’t work with based on who we know they are,” Drake said.
“Those data we consider and try to review things to be appropriate about that.” The university’s preliminary review found that Epstein’s private foundation — CUOQ Foundation — anonymously donated $2.5 million to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center that was applied to the naming of the Les Wexner Football Complex in 2007, according to a July statement. Epstein also donated $1,000 to the Wexner Center for the Arts membership fund in 1990, according to the statement. Drake said the university will make a decision about how to respond to donations once the investigation is complete. For example, the university revoked Bill Cosby’s honorary degree in April 2018 following the emergence of sexual abuse allegations against Cosby, Drake said. “There’s a variety of things one can do,” he said. “We’d look to make sure the money was put to good and appropriate use, no question about that.” Drake said the university will spend “as little as possible, as much as it takes” on the investigation, but that he does not anticipate the review to be “horrifically expensive.” The university is typically familiar with donors and the Board of Trustees’ Advancement Committee vets large donations, Drake said. “Everyone is looking more carefully at cases like this,” he said. On whether there are concerns about Epstein’s relationship with Wexner, Drake said the university has seen the reports in the media and that is all the information the
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“The Wexners have been great supporters of the university in multiple ways for many years and have done many things to uplift the community and the university, and we appreciate that very much,” he said. “You’ve seen
from Mr. Wexner how regrettable his relationship with Mr. Epstein is to him. And we would only be able to concur with him on that. That’s a relationship I’m sure he wishes he hadn’t had. And we understand.” Wexner detailed his relationship with Epstein, which included the fact that Epstein managed Wexner’s personal finances, in a letter to the Wexner Foundation community posted on the foundation’s website Aug. 8. Wexner said in the letter that he severed ties with Epstein in 2007 after allegations against Epstein came to light. In the process, Wexner said he discovered that Epstein had misappropriated
“vast sums of money.” “I know now that my trust in him was grossly misplaced and I deeply regret having ever crossed his path,” Wexner said in the letter. Epstein was arrested July 6 and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, according to an indictment unsealed July 8 in a Manhattan federal court. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York states Epstein “enticed and recruited” dozens of minor girls, some as young as 14, between 2002 and 2005. Epstein died by suicide Aug. 10 in his jail cell.
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CAMPUS AREA CRIME MAP Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft
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LILY MASLIA Oureach & Engagement Editor maslia.2@osu.edu An incident of motor vehicle theft was reported to Columbus Division of Police as having occurred between 4 and 9 a.m. Sept. 2 on Frambes Avenue near Tuller Street. According to the online police log, an unknown suspect or suspects entered the victim’s vehicle through unknown means and stole $3,050 in property, including a laptop, cellphone and battery pack. An incident of motor vehicle theft was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred between 5 p.m. Sept. 3 and 1 p.m. Sept. 4 on West Northwood Avenue near Neil Avenue. According to the online police log, an unknown suspect or suspects took the victim’s motorcycle that was parked in the rear of the listed location. A burglary was reported to University Police as having occurred at 8 p.m. Friday at Park-Stradley Hall. The items stolen were not listed. A rape was reported to University Police as having occurred between 2 a.m. and 4:48 p.m. Saturday at Nosker House. An assault was reported to the Columbus Police as having occurred at 2:15 p.m. Saturday on Summit Street near East Sixth Street. According to the online police log, the victim was walking along the street and the suspect
engaged the victim and punched the victim in the eye, causing the victim to mace the suspect. The suspect continued assaulting the victim until the witness called 911. The victim is in stable condition. An assault was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at 2:15 a.m. Saturday on North High Street near East 14th Avenue. According to the online police log, a verbal fight escalated to a physical altercation when the victim was struck multiple times by two suspects. An assault was reported to University Police as having occurred at 1:24 a.m. Sunday on Frambes Avenue and North High Street. An assault was reported to University Police as having occurred between 2:15 and 2:45 a.m. Sunday at Stradley Hall. A burglary was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred between 2 and 7 a.m. Monday on Summit Street near Wyandotte Avenue. According to the online police log, an unknown suspect entered through an open window and stole $2,160 in property, including a laptop, video game accessories and car keys, and a vehicle valued at $5,000. An assault was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at 2:25 a.m Monday on North High Street near East 12th Avenue. According to the online police log, the suspect punched a police officer in the face.
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include adjusting to college life, managing stress, managing relationships, dealing with pressure to succeed and navigating personal and social identities. Perry said that there are 17 volunteers working the warm line, each of whom underwent 40 hours of training over the summer. The volunteers are undergraduate, graduate and professional students who have participated in “comprehensive and specific” trainings, according to the website. Volunteers are active listeners, and conversations are typically kept private; however, they are obligated to report Title IX violations and must report instances of sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, stalking and sex-, gender- or pregnancy-based discrimination. Drake also commented on the supposed preferential treatment policy detailed by employees of CCS in emails obtained by The Lantern in April. The August 2018 emails de-
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New vegan food truck opening on campus BEKA CAGLE Lantern reporter cagle.30@osu.edu Tofu-lovers and livestock alike can rejoice; the university is rolling out its first entirely plantbased dining location, Thyme & Change 2.0. The food truck will be parked directly beside the original Thyme & Change truck outside the Baker Systems Engineering Building and will serve a similar menu — but with 100 percent plant-based ingredients. The eatery is expected to open before the end of the month, Zia Ahmed, senior director of dining services, said, although the exact day is to be determined. The menu will rotate daily — just like the original Thyme & Change — and will feature options such as Indian-inspired
rice bowls, wraps with optional imitation chicken and breakfast sandwiches with egg and cheese substitutes. Ahmed said he is excited about the variety Thyme & Change 2.0 will bring to campus dining options and believes the food served will be enjoyed by vegan and carnivorous students alike, despite its lack of any meat options. Each menu item will be comparable in price to that of its meaty counterpart. Chase Byington, a third-year in neuroscience who has been a vegetarian for nearly two years, said he is happy to see Ohio State taking steps toward becoming more vegan- and vegetarian-friendly. “One staple for vegetarians and vegans is tofu — and campus tofu is usually just so bad — so it’s cool that they’ll hopefully have better options at this place,” By-
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Students order lunch at Ohio State’s original Thyme & Change food truck on Sept. 5. The truck will soon have a plant-based companion parked next door.
ington said. The idea for Thyme & Change 2.0 was born when staff in the dining services department noticed that students were becoming increasingly interested in plantbased dining options. Ahmed said they tested an array of menu options with hundreds of students, the majority of whom were not
vegan or vegetarian, to find products that everyone liked. Ahmed said he is interested to see how students will respond to a menu that is entirely dedicated to plant-based food. “One of the things we’ve noticed right now is a significant movement toward plant-based food in the industry as a whole,”
Ahmed said. Thyme & Change 2.0 will follow the same labeling guidelines that every campus dining location follows by adding the vegan “V” icon next to each of the menu items, as well as labeling each plant-based alternative as such. STORY CONTINUES ON 5
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Midwest is a band that is no stranger to musical metamorphosis. The duo is composed of Nick McNeal, a first-year in political science on guitar, piano, bass and synthesizers, and Colin Flanagan, a second-year in political science and economics, on bass, guitar and vocals. McNeal and Flanagan said they met in elementary school in Oregon, Ohio, while competing in a chess tournament. They began making music after Flanagan
saw McNeal posting covers of Mozart songs online. Over the course of their musical careers, McNeal and Flanagan have been involved in an eclectic mix of musical endeavors, ranging from playing in heavy metal bands to the pit orchestra of musicals. Today, Midwest does not identify with a single genre, with musical influences ranging from trap and electronic to folk, indie and jazz. McNeal said the band does not have a distinct style and enjoys playing all types of music. “We fluctuate a lot. I feel like we try to keep things minimalistic, but we still want it to have an impact on the listener,” STORY CONTINUES ON 5
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Campus organization provides fresh produce COURTNEY KIRBY Lantern reporter kirby.256@osu.edu A home-cooked meal doesn’t have to break the bank thanks to Best Food Forward. Students and staff can order fresh food and dry goods in bulk online roughly every two weeks through the student organization, with Saturday pickups occurring on campus. Best Food Forward organizers will approve and distribute discounted orders of produce, grains and spices. The deadline for the next online order is Wednesday at 5 p.m. Established in 2016 and currently the only one of its kind available to the Ohio State community, the organization is working to spread the program around Columbus and other cities throughout the United States, according to its website. “I feel like I buy produce often when I’m at home, and I noticed on campus it’s really hard to get fresh produce, especially if you don’t have the funds or the access,” Kennedy Brown, a Best Food Forward customer and firstyear in environmental policy and decision making, said. The program offers students a variety of dry goods, such as brown rice and black beans, that are sold by the pound, in addition to spices such as cinnamon and
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garlic powder, which are sold by the ounce, according to the organization’s website. Students can also choose from two sample packs — a “dorm bag,” which includes bananas, oranges, baby carrots, grapes and gala apples, or a “cooking bag,” which includes yellow onions,
celery, red peppers, mushrooms and carrots — both for $6.99. Best Food Forward recommends students bring reusable bags and containers to help reduce costs and waste generated by disposable bags. By participating in the program, students can save up to 53
percent on produce compared to local grocery stores, according to Best Food Forward’s website. Additionally, any extra produce is donated to a food recovery network to eliminate waste. Best Food Forward also has a “best friend fund,” which helps students who can’t afford fresh
produce to receive packages. By filling out a short survey, students can be approved for a coupon code that can be used to order either the dorm or cooking packages online. “When we first started, 20 percent of Ohio State students struggled with hunger,” Allison Swanka, a fourth-year in environmental science and co-president of Best Food Forward, said. “I got involved because I wanted to connect people to resources and be able to do something about the lack of produce they were receiving.” Swanka said she encourages anyone who doesn’t have enough access to fresh produce to fill out the survey on the website. Fall semester food pickups, called “buys,” are scheduled for Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 2 and Nov. 16, Swanka said. Students can be notified about upcoming orders by subscribing on the organization’s website to an email list or Remind 101, a text messaging service. More information on Best Food Forward can be found at bestfoodforward.org. The first bulk pickup is Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon on the second floor of Scott House. Access to the building will be granted to off-campus students attending the event. BuckID is not required.
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Thyme & Change There will be no further plant-based labeling on the food truck. Andrew Fischer, a first-year in history, often grabs lunch from Thyme & Change on his way to class and said he’s interested in trying something from the new food truck’s menu when it opens. “I think it’s a good idea, especially because not all vegans or vegetarians want just tofu or something like that, so the
plant-based stuff is really cool,” Fischer said. The original Thyme & Change food truck will continue to serve the menu that has been offered since 2014. The new food truck will be open Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — the same hours as the original.
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Columbus’ Own McNeal said. Flanagan and McNeal said they are influenced by trap music when producing their beats and lyrics, particularly artists such as Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert and Ski Mask. Flanagan said they are inspired by rappers such as Kodak Black, Trippy Red and Juice World when it comes to the duo’s writing process. Flanagan also cited jazz as an impact on the chords Midwest produces. “I think a lot of the chords come from jazz and complex theory,” Flanagan said. “But we slim it down so that it’s accessible to pretty much anyone.” An important aspect of their creative process is to ensure that their songs stir a feeling within them, Flanagan said. “We wait until we feel something,” Flanagan said. “Until it hits and it makes us look back and just lay on the floor and turn the lights off — that’s the music we want to make.” Recently, Flanagan and McNeal said they focused on cutting back their digitally produced music to create more real and raw tracks. “When we first started making music, everything was digital,” Flanagan said. “Everything sounded so fake and automated.”
Flanagan and McNeal said they began by playing heavy metal music, making extreme metal, black metal and death metal tracks in sixth and seventh grades. “We called it metal for the masses,” Flanagan said. He added that they stuck to clean vocals rather than the growling and screaming “dirty” vocals that heavy metal music delivers. Midwest still focuses on creating music with a broader appeal today, Flanagan said. At the same time, McNeal said they’re striving for a more analog sound. “I think that we found that the actual passion and soul comes from real instruments,” Flanagan said. Midwest’s newest album, “North Berlin,” is set to release early November.
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Ohio State junior running back J.K. Dobbins (2) goes in for a touchdown in the first half of the game against Cincinnati on Sept. 7. Ohio State won 42-0. WEEK 2 FROM 8
twice, accrued five sacks and held the Bearcats to 3-for-14 on third down. In Cincinnati’s three best attempts to score, Young blocked a field goal, redshirt junior linebacker Tuf Borland intercepted a pass at the 3-yard line and soph-
omore linebacker Dallas Gant forced a fumble at the goal line to keep the Bearcats off the board.
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son-opening victory. Ohio State junior running back J.K. Dobbins had 60 on a single second-quarter carry on Saturday. When the clock hit zero, the Buckeyes had rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns on a vaunted Bearcat defense that returned seven starters from a sea-
son when they gave up just 111.2 rushing yards per game. Ohio State ran for more yardage on only two occasions in 2018. Dobbins had 120 yards and two scores in the second quarter alone and wouldn’t need another carry in the second half, as Ohio State was well on its way to victory. Redshirt freshman running back Master Teague and sophomore quarterback Justin Fields had success on the ground as well. Teague added 60 yards on 11 carries in relief of Dobbins, and Fields ran for two more red zone scores. Dobbins ran for 46 yards on 15 carries in the final three quarters against a suspect FAU defense, causing concern leading up to Saturday’s matchup, but the run game was a source of strength for the Buckeyes against the Bearcats. “And J.K., when he got to the second level he was rolling today,” Day said. “And I thought it was great getting J.K. going and the O-line did an unbelievable job. Tribute to [offensive coordinator] Kevin Wilson and [offensive line coach Greg Studrawa] and all the guys who worked on that this week.”
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ing touchdown grab in the corner of the end zone Saturday, you may have thought it was a replay. The 9-yard score was a near replica of the freshman wide receiver’s highlight-reel touchdown from the 2019 Spring Game, which was almost identical to another touchdown he caught in January’s Army All-American Game. It was Wilson’s first real catch as a Buckeye, but leaping over defenders to pluck touchdowns out of the sky has quickly become the signature for the 6-foot receiver. “For me and Garrett and I think everybody else on the team, they know that’s not a circus catch for Garrett,” Fields said. “That’s pretty much routine for him.” It was Wilson’s only target of the day, but the catch served as both a positive indicator for the future as well as redemption from the week prior. Against FAU, Wilson turned the ball over on his lone target when he bobbled a laterally thrown ball on a bubble screen. People wondered what the fivestar prospect would be able to contribute as a true freshman, but Day’s evaluation of Wilson’s play Saturday went beyond college football. “I think the touchdown to Garrett Wilson was off the charts,” Day said. “That throw and catch there, that was NFL material there.”
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1. Height (abbr.) 4. Poet Ogden 8. Prude 12. Cranny’s pal 14. Chain mail 16. Beige’s relative 17. Supermodel Banks 18. Dwarf planet 19. Actor’s wish 20. A cinch 21. Chair support 22. Hospital figs. 24. Slacken 26. Cowboy’s rope 29. Half a fly 30. Pennsylvania has 3 31. Halloween headwear 33. Juan’s buddy 37. Duo 38. Animosity 39. Really enjoy 40. Speech pauses
41. Author Zola 42. Tabloid topics 43. Garden twiner 44. Musical symbols 45. Way or point start 46. Heredity initials 47. Japanese sash 49. Impose a tax 51. Homemaker’s concern 55. Direction on a compass (abbr.) 56. Boxer Clay, today 57. Broken mirror, e.g. 59. Complimentary 62. Novelist Joyce ____ Oates 64. Bullets, informally 65. Jazzman Brubeck 66. Fad 67. Variety 68. Imitator 69. Jokes 70. Distres letters
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1. Poker premium 2. Devoted 3. Sculpture’s “midsection” 4. Southwest Florida city 5. TV host Dahl 6. Self-satisfied 7. Feverish 8. Coca Cola competitor 9. TV brand 10. Discount rack abbr. 11. Clean a fish 13. Boxing term 15. Ray of “Everybody Loves Raymond” 23. “Grey’s Anatomy” chars. 25. Obstruct 26. Ayres & Wallace 27. Anticipate 28. Championship 32. The Bee ____
33. Grad, informally 34. “Sopranos” organization 35. Popular Apple products 36. Gloomy fellow 37. Make a stab at 38. Insurance plan letters 40. Gabor & Peron 41. Blyton or Bagnold 43. Gnat, e.g. 46. Rec room 47. Like some tablecloths 48. Erects 50. Show disdain 52. Mountain animal 53. Primetime awards 54. Beat 56. Extent 58. Negative votes 59. Drug-regulating org. 60. Knocking sound 61. Adam’s mate 63. La Plata’s locale (abbr.)
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Wone Aranaz: From Spain to Ohio State MEGHAN CARROLL Lantern reporter carroll.677@osu.edu Dedication to sports often requires hard work, passion and sacrifice, and for Ohio State’s Aixa Wone Aranaz, the sacrifice is playing halfway across the globe. The freshman forward from Pamplona, Spain, chose Ohio State to further her basketball career in hopes of going professional someday.
“I am adapting to how they play here. It is so different compared to Europe. I would like to adapt and improve in some skills that I can’t improve in Europe.” Aixa Wone Aranaz Ohio State freshman forward
“It was best for me to study and play basketball at the same time,” Wone Aranaz said about choosing Ohio State. “In Spain, we don’t have this chance.” Wone Aranaz said the level of
play in the United States is higher than in Spain. However, she’s no stranger to playing at that higher level. Wone Aranaz played for the U-20 Spanish National team at the European Women’s Championship in summer 2019, where she averaged 8.1 points and 3.6 rebounds. She was also on the U-16, U-17 and U-19 junior Spanish national teams. She said some of her older teammates traveled to the U.S. to play and study, and she thought that was something she should do as well. Ohio State’s recruitment of Wone Aranaz did not follow the traditional process of going to see Wone Aranaz play. “It started off with watching a lot of stuff online of her and then eventually [we] went over to Spain,” assistant coach Carrie Banks said. “We went over to Barcelona to meet with her and her family. She came over to visit, and I think she just really liked it.” Banks said Wone Aranaz also caught her eye with her versatility and scoring ability at 6-foot-3. Since Wone Aranez’s arrival at Ohio State, Banks said she has taken notice of her work ethic. “She is probably one of our hardest workers on the team that is going hard all the time — not every other possession — but all
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Aixa Wone Aranaz attempts a shot during a 2019 summer league game in Spain.
the time,” Banks said. Wone Aranaz started sacrificing well before Ohio State. She played in Barcelona for five years, about four hours from Pamplona, and practiced four hours a day. Now she is playing in another country and speaking a second language. Wone Aranaz said the time dif-
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Ohio State sophomore quarterback Justin Fields (1) looks to evade a Bearcat as he runs the ball in the first half of the game against Cincinnati on Sept. 7. Ohio State won 42-0.
ference makes it harder to communicate with her family and friends back home. “I am adapting to how they play here,” she said. “It is so different compared to Europe. I would like to adapt and improve in some skills that I can’t improve in Europe.” With the season approaching,
Wone Aranaz said she is still adjusting but is excited to continue getting to know the sport in the U.S. and her team. “Her potential is just limitless,” Banks said. “She can play inside. She can score pretty much from anywhere on the floor. It’s just going to be little things about the international game versus ours.”
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six or seven minutes of the game, some people might have mentally checked out,” Myers said. “We gotta keep our foot on the gas.” That responsibility as the communication center on the offensive line gives Myers the best view into the chemistry of the unit. He said after Saturday’s game that he’s happy with how the offensive line is “gelling,” pointing to a bit of unspoken communication that occurred.
redshirt sophomore offensive guard Wyatt Davis said. “Sure enough, the first series, they came out in exactly what we expected them in, and we were able to get on out blocks and develop and push.” Pushing players off the ball generates running lanes large enough to drive the team bus through. Dobbins showcased that when he went 60 yards untouched through such a lane for a second quarter touchdown. “We felt like we had them on their heels. We just kept pounding the ball,” Davis said. Sustaining offense and gaining consistent yardage on the ground became a focal point after Week 1’s struggles, Davis and redshirt sophomore center Josh Myers said, especially with the creative mind that Fickell and his defensive staff brought to the table against the Buckeyes. “Watching the film of when they played UCLA, their defensive front was very active in that game,” Davis said. “There wasn’t a lot of big plays, especially on the run. So we took that challenge, and I think that we overcame that challenge.” Turning the rushing numbers around against a defense that is statistically superior is nothing to scoff at. Myers, who sets assignments and communicates blitz pickups from his center position, said it was a matter of staying focused after a fast start. “I think last week when we jumped ahead 28-0 in the first
“We felt like we had them on their heels. We just kept pounding the ball.” Wyatt Davis Ohio State redshirt sophomore offensive guard
“[The Cincinnati defensive linemen] were stemming from a three-down defense to a fourdown, back-and-forth, and I don’t have time to say anything when they do that,” Myers said. “Our guys did a great job across the board adjusting to that.” Ohio State will play scoring defenses that ranked lower than No. 50 nationally in 2018 until its sixth game against Michigan State, which ranked No. 8. The offensive line will have time to gel between now and that game against the Spartans on Oct. 5.
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Five takeaways from Week 2 GRIFFIN STROM Sports Editor strom.25@osu.edu With a 42-0 demolition of Luke Fickell and the Cincinnati Bearcats Saturday, No. 6 Ohio State dispelled any notion that it couldn’t maintain an elite level of play for 60 minutes. The Buckeyes racked up 508 yards of offense while becoming the first team in 171 games to keep Cincinnati off the scoreboard. Here are five takeaways from Ohio State’s dominant performance.
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Ohio State freshman wide receiver Garrett Wilson (5) catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of the game against Cincinnati on Sept. 7. Ohio State won 42-0.
A game-changing 47yard touchdown at Penn State in 2018. A 99-yard score in the 2019 Spring Game. Ohio State wide receiver Binjimen Victor has flashed elite ability on occasion in the past three seasons, but two games into his senior year, he’s finally doing it consistently. The 6-foot-4 Florida native tied career highs in both catches and yards with five for 69 against Cincinnati, and Victor hauled in the football each time he was targeted. After a 65-yard game in the season opener, Victor’s Cincinnati performance gives him the first back-to-back games of 65 or more yards in his career. His seven re-
ceptions are the most he’s had after the first two weeks of a season, and are tied for the second-most he’s had in any two-game stretch at Ohio State. With catches of 20, 32 and 33 yards this season, Victor is making a habit of getting open to torch defenses downfield. He has caught touchdowns against Indiana in each of the past two seasons, but with only three career catches against the Hoosiers, look for him to factor much more heavily into the Ohio State offense in the road opener.
THE CHASE CONTINUES FOR YOUNG Through two games of his junior season as the star defensive end at Ohio State, Nick Bosa had nine tackles, three sacks and five tackles for loss. He’d go on to become the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft. Chase Young has eight tackles, three sacks and three tackles for loss after Week 2, and his trajectory doesn’t appear too far off from the man whose shoes he now fills. On top of his 1.5 sacks and three tackles against Cincinnati, Young stopped the Bearcats’ only real opportunity to score in the first half when he blocked a field goal attempt by Cincinnati redshirt senior kicker Sam Crosa. It was Young’s first-ever blocked kick in a game at any lev-
el, he said after the win. Young looked for another personal first in the third quarter, when he appeared destined for a return touchdown on an interception. The only problem was, he had to catch it first. “I’m still mad about it,” Young said. He may be mad now, but at the pace Young is keeping on the field in 2019, it won’t be long before he’s rewarded with more than a pick-six.
BUCKEYES BLANK BEARCATS With a 42-0 victory Saturday, Ohio State became the first team in 14 years to shut out the Cincinnati Bearcats. It was Ohio State’s first time holding a team scoreless since an early season matchup with Rutgers in 2017. “They were flying around,” head coach Ryan Day said. “That’s what we envisioned when we put this together. We all got together I guess back in January when it all came about.” Senior safety Jordan Fuller said the Buckeyes left the season opener with a bad taste in their mouth after allowing Florida Atlantic University to put up 21 points in the second half after a scoreless first 30 minutes. It showed Saturday, as the Buckeyes turned Cincinnati over WEEK 2 CONTINUES ON 6
Offensive line gels against Bearcats ANDY ANDERS Assistant Sports Editor anders.83@osu.edu Take away one play and the defense wouldn’t have been the only unit that recorded a shutout for Ohio State Saturday against Cincinnati. The offensive line allowed one sack — the only pressure on sophomore quarterback Justin Fields — while facing the Bearcats, the nation’s No. 9 scoring defense in 2018. This after allowing Florida Atlantic, the No. 93 2018 scoring defense, to mount four total pressures. “The O-line did an unbelievable job,” head coach Ryan Day said. “Tribute to Kevin Wilson and [Greg Studrawa] and all the guys who worked on that this week.” It took six seconds for the Bearcats to get home on the one pressure they did achieve, giving Fields ample time to go 20-for25 throwing the ball around Ohio Stadium. Not that they weren’t trying to take down the Georgia transfer on other plays.
“They were blitzing from sideways, every which way,” Day said. “The guys were covering it up.” On the ground, junior running back J.K. Dobbins picked up 141 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries, with the team going for 270 total rushing yards. He averaged 4.3 yards per carry against FAU, well below his career mark of 5.8. Offensive line coach Studrawa said Tuesday that issues arose against FAU when the Owls’ defensive linemen started moving laterally. Ohio State’s offensive linemen were firing out with aggression when such movement calls for more subtlety. In the week of practice leading up to Cincinnati, Day said the scout team defense did a great job drilling the offensive line on the various rushes Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell would throw at them. “We knew that they were gonna bring a lot of different types of blitzes and pressures with the run game,” OFFENSIVE LINE CONTINUES ON 7
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Ohio State junior offensive lineman Thayer Munford (75) takes on a member of Cincinnati’s defense during the first half of the game on Sept. 7. Ohio State won 42-0.