The Show in #TheShoe: Dark Night is coming… – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 15, 2015
Best Fans in the Land | Gameday Central | This is Game Week | Night Merch
Ohio State — Penn State a primetime matchup? There’s no question. For the fourth-consecutive season, the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions will meet under the lights and we’re set to get you primed for Saturday night in The Shoe…
IN-GAME
A special theme will overtake Ohio Stadium Saturday for the 30th all-time meeting between PSU and OSU — DARK NIGHT IN THE SHOE. The Buckeyes will don special uniforms and helmets, predominant in black with bright scarlet numerals accented with a luminescent silver trim. The helmets will be flat black and feature white and scarlet striping. The contrast with the Penn State all-white uniforms should serve as a visual spectacle.
Breaks in the action will be jam packed Saturday as a special recognition will take place during the first quarter honoring a Buckeye head coach who became the all-time wins leader at Ohio State in his sport in 2015. We’ll let you guess and discover the honoree Saturday evening.
In addition, Ohio State legends will return for their 60th team reunion as the 1955 Big Ten Champion Buckeyes, led by Heisman Trophy winner Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, will return to The Shoe for recognition in the second quarter.
Following a primetime performance of `Sloopy’ by TBDBITL, stay in your seats to cheer for your 2015 NCAA Champion Wrestling Buckeyes as the team will be saluted between the third and fourth quarters.
PRE-GAME
A host of events is in store to fill up your Saturday — your “BUCKEYE SATURDAY” — prior to kickoff inside The Shoe. Make sure to make your rounds and hit up as many stops as you can:
2 p.m. — Ohio State women’s hockey vs. Minnesota at OSU Ice Rink
2 p.m. — Baseball Scarlet & Gray World Series at Bill Davis Stadium
3 p.m. — FanFest opens on south lawn of St. John Arena*
4 p.m. — Men’s basketball open practice at Value City Arena MORE INFO >>
4:30 p.m. — Wrestling open practice in FanFest area MORE INFO >>**
5:30 p.m. — Buckeye Walk with Coach Meyer and the team from The Blackwell to St. John Arena
6 p.m. — Skull Session begins in St. John Arena
**ASTERISK… DON’T FORGET THE ASTERISK**
*The Nissan Heisman House is in town and will be a prominent fixture within FanFest. Be sure to stop by and enjoy the interactive features as well as see Buckeye Heisman winners Eddie George (1995) and Troy Smith (2006). George is scheduled to hold a “Chalk Talk” from 5:30-6 p.m. and sign autographs between 6-7 p.m. Smith’s “Chalk Talk” window is between 3:30-4 p.m. and he’ll sign autographs from 4-5 p.m.
For more information on the Nissan Heisman House, click here.
In addition, 2002 National Championship QB Craig Krenzel will be signing autographs at the FanFest AT&T booth starting at 6 p.m. NOTE: all times listed are tentative and subject to change
**The 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship trophy will be available to fans for photograph opportunities.
The football game Saturday is presented by Nationwide.
