We’ve been waiting for a formal announcement of when spring practices will start for Ohio State, and we finally have our answer. According to an OSU spokesman, spring drills will begin on March 19, with the annual Spring Game scheduled to take place on April 17.
The reason for the delayed announcement can be traced to the same reason almost everything has been thrown in tumult this year, the coronavirus pandemic. Ohio State ended its season on Monday, January 11, and at that point head coach Ryan Day said his team needed some time off to visit with family and take a deep breath from all that came with the isolation and testing involved in fielding a team.
Even though a date for the spring game is now available, the format is still unknown. Athletic director Gene Smith said that the program is not planning on selling tickets for the event, but may allow some of the frontline workers that have been so important to pandemic efforts to be a part of those invited to watch the game in person.
Ohio State’s football spring drills will begin March 19. We are holding April 17 as the date for a spring game, although at this time we don’t have details as to what this game will look like from a fan/attendance perspective.
— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) March 2, 2021
With this announcement, it means the Buckeyes will practice 15 times in a span of 29 days as they take their first steps in on-field workouts that will go a long way towards putting the pieces of the puzzle together for 2021.