It rained the hardest while Jim Tressel was being honored.
What began as an annoying drizzle gradually gained strength before abruptly transforming into a full-blown deluge right at the exact moment Youngstown State's president was being celebrated for his induction into the Ohio State Hall of Fame.
Tressel accepted the exaltation, waved in appreciation at the screaming, soaked crowd and then exited the field. The downpour then stopped as suddenly as it began. And the sun came out, albeit only literally.
It's the flash-flood that is tormenting Columbus: Ohio State's once-prolific offense is currently impotent.