There’s a stay-at-home advisory in place for Columbus this weekend, meaning Ohio Stadium will sit in silence on Saturday. No fans, no parents, just team personnel — a different scene than what we’re used to experiencing, even in this year of shutdowns and lockouts. Ohio State, after all, was among the Big Ten teams allowing family members through the gates. This week, however, there will be only silence.
But I’ve heard that place get quiet before.
It was Nov. 22, 2014, and 101,426 Buckeye fans were packed inside the Horseshoe for the annual whooping of Indiana. Except this time, the win didn’t come so easy.