Former players littered the sidelines, signed autographs, shook hands with coaches and individuals who not long ago were teammates. They cheered. They clapped. They took selfies They took part in a halftime throwing competition and jeered at each other when mistakes were made after they failed to haul in a punt.
A record crowd watched in delight, pleased they stuck around to see the old heads show their faces one more time in Ohio Stadium, though the day belonged to those that wore pads and helmets. It was this fresh crop of mostly new faces that had more than 100,000 fans flipping their pocket rosters back-and-forth in order to identify who did what and when.