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Woody Hayes' Pregame Speech for Miami in 1977

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Woody Hayes was notoriously paranoid.

His elevated suspicion was both renown and largely reserved for That Team Up North. But as he began what would become the twilight of his coaching career, he opened the locker room doors to his program for documentary filmmakers to capture the world of Ohio State football, which was completely under his control as the 1977 season began.

Woody Hayes: Football Coach was a rare, inner sanctum documentary produced by the BBC during what turned out to be Woody's penultimate season in coaching. It offered unprecedented access into the program.