The Ohio State athletic department posted a tweet Wednesday that read "Silence the white noise," which has drawn criticism based on the recent scandal involving head coach Urban Meyer:
Ohio State FootballSilence the white noise. #GoBucks #WinTheMoment https://t.co/sipz9AsB8s
Meyer was suspended for three games for his mishandling allegations of domestic violence against former assistant coach Zach Smith.
However, the team has left the tweet up and noted the statement was in reference to Saturday's road game at Penn State.
"That message is the same message we used before the 2016 whiteout game at Penn State," football spokesman Jerry Emig said Thursday, per Dan Murphy of ESPN.