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Despite the miles between them, Oklahoma and Ohio State are closer than you'd think

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On Thursday night, Aug. 31, Woody Hayes was leaning up against a tree outside of Indiana University's Assembly Hall. OK, it wasn't really Woody Hayes. If it had been, you'd have probably already read something about that by now. After all, he died in 1987. But this guy, just a few hours before Ohio State's 2017 kickoff vs. the Hoosiers, was dressed head to toe in Hayes regalia, black cap, glasses, red windbreaker and all. He even had a whistle. "Welcome to the season, young man," he growled at me, even though he looked a few years younger than me.