The Ohio State Spring Game is just under two months away, with the annual traditional meeting between the Scarlet and the Gray coming up on Saturday, April 15. For many years, the Spring Game was just that — a scrimmage set up in a live game format.
Things changed under Urban Meyer, and have continued in that vein ever since. What we see now every spring is little more than a glorified practice with key players either held out entirely or limited to a series or two, players changing sides in the middle of the game, and two-hand touch generally considered sufficient to deem certain players as “down.