For the second time in eight days, a group of about 30 parents gathered together for a rally to protest the Big Ten’s decision to postpone the 2020 football season.
This time, however, all the parents were of Ohio State athletes, while they were also joined by about 200 Buckeye fans and even some Ohio State staff members – including offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson and director of player personnel Mark Pantoni – as they brought the fight to Columbus for a Saturday morning rally in the rotunda on the north end of Ohio Stadium.
Randy Wade, who led Saturday’s rally as well as the one held last Friday outside Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, said he thought the first protest – which didn’t draw as many fans as he had hoped – served as a “firestarter” for a bigger crowd to come to the Shoe this weekend and make their voices heard that they want to see the Buckeyes play this fall.