COLUMBUS, OHIO — D.J. Ward wants to redecorate his family's living room this week.
There are symbols of Demetrius Ward's Ohio State fandom all over the place.
Decorations all over the house feature the scarlet “O” of the Buckeyes, though the elder Ward said he'd tried to hide all that gear this week.
“We try to conceal that stuff as far as these last two years when it comes to the Ohio State week so as not to disrespect D.J.,” Demetrius said. “No, we don't have it out, but once the game is over some of the things will come back out.