Ohio State held its Student Appreciation Day on Saturday morning, which meant not only that Ohio State students had the opportunity to watch the second hour of practice, but members of the media had the opportunity to watch an entire practice – the Buckeyes’ fifth practice of the spring – for the first time this year, after previously being allowed in to watch the first hour of the Buckeyes’ first two practices of the spring earlier this month.
With members of the general student population and a multitude of top recruits in attendance, Ohio State practiced for just over two hours on Saturday morning – its third practice of the week, which was also its third padded practice of the spring – and included a pair of highly touted sophomores taking first-team reps for the entire practice in place of sidelined players who have been in front of them on the depth chart.