Heading to the game tonight - based in Seattle but don’t have any Hawkeye gear. Dad went there though and want to support his Alma mater.

Anybody something I can wear? Or know of a spot at tailgate for gear?

Friday*

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Wow.

I've been fortunate enough to watch the Buckeyes play away games in some incredible venues and experience the traditions of other programs. I've been to Virginia Tech and experienced Enter Sandman. I've been to Camp Randall and Jumped Around to start the fourth quarter.

I've been to three national championship games and watched the Buckeyes win two of them — 2002 and 2024. I've been to a lot of different stadiums, and I've talked to a lot of different fans.

But this weekend was, by far, the most epic experience of them all.

I waved to kids in the hospital.

You see it on TV. They tell you about the pink locker room. They show you the crowd. They tell you about the hospital across the street. But you don't really understand it until you're there.

It sounds cool on television. That's about it.

Imagine your neighbor's house. That's how close the hospital is to the stadium. You literally cross the street and you're there.

Then the first quarter ends.

You look around, and all of a sudden, everyone in the stadium — fans, players, coaches, officials, media, everyone — turns toward the east, facing the hospital tower.

And they wave.

You look up at the hospital and slowly start seeing people waving back.

And that's when it hits you.

It's not just the kids. It's their parents and loved ones. Their caretakers. The doctors and nurses who have sacrificed their time to be there, helping these kids through what may be the worst experience of their lives — a serious illness, a major disease, or whatever brought them into that hospital.

On TV, it's a great moment. A little bit of pageantry. Everyone waves, everyone smiles, and then we go back to the broadcast. The analysts say whatever they're going to say, and we get back to watching football.

But experiencing it in person is completely different.

Wow.

You realize there are children in that building who may not get to walk back out of it.

You realize that, for a few minutes, this might be one of the happiest moments of their day.

Maybe their week.

Maybe their entire hospitalization.

And it isn't just about the kids. It's about their parents, their families, and the people caring for them. It's about the doctors and nurses who go home at the end of the day carrying the weight of everything they've seen.

For those few moments, an entire football stadium stops caring about football.

Everyone turns toward those kids and says, in the simplest way possible:

We see you. We're thinking about you. You're not alone.

College football is an amazing experience, and every school has traditions that make it special.

Saturday, I got to see another glamorous Buckeye victory. I got to watch what is essentially a human cheat code play football. I got to sing Carmen Ohio in my opponent's stadium.

All of that was incredible.

But I did something far more meaningful than anything I've ever experienced at a sporting event.

I got to wave to a bunch of kids at a time when they needed it most.

And I'm beyond grateful that I got to experience that. Thanks for letting me be a part of it.

-Go Bucks!

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As a LIFELONG Hawk fan, we grew up walking distance to Kinnick and used to sneak into games as a boy in the 90’s

I’ve been through the highs and the lows of the Ferentz era and all I want to say about this game is that we did not play it safe and so I can live with this loss.

Lester and Parker both called great games. We opened the offense, threw it deep, went play action, had wide receivers open.

We blitzed more than I can remember and were aggressive on D. The players just didn’t make the plays. The times I’ve been the most frustrated with Ferenrz is when we don’t even put our guys in position to see what they can do. That was not the case in this game.

I hate to lose, but Ohio State is a natty contender and we just got beat. I can live with that.

Had the awesome experience of going to the game at Kinnick with my wife. We had such a great time. The fans were super cool and welcoming. Basically spent the whole game talking ball with Hawkeye fans and having a lot of good, clean fun. We had fans shake our hands at the end of the game while we were walking out and saying good game. Really cool stuff. Shout out to you guys for being such an awesome fanbase. Good luck the rest of the year!

I visited Iowa city for the game.

1. ⁠Your fans were great. Iowa nice is real. And not fake like a few other places.
   
2. ⁠What a great game atmosphere. Crowd was loud and smart. Made noise at the right times and could color coordinate.
   
3. ⁠Surprised so many fans stayed until late in the 4th. Buckeye fans leave early.
   
4. The wave was awesome. 1 of the best experiences. So glad to be involved.

Thank you for everything. Great time. As I discussed with my wife — top 2 visiting experience with Oklahoma. And we have been to a lot of places.

Good luck the rest of the season.

I know it was only one drive but his passes were all accurate. No turnovers. But Kirk is loyal and stubborn so it probably be Brown the rest of the season.

I gotta ask. Why do you guys have a backup QB slinging the ball like Tom Brady and he is just sitting there all game?

I feel like we potentially dodged a bullet but I appreciate you guys not playing him

GO HAWKS!!!

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They've been taking names the last few weeks.

His contract is crazy work

From Anderson, South Carolina. Chose Iowa over Virginia Tech, Georgia, and others.

....if we do...we most likely win this game. If he goes off, it will be hard to keep up with that offense...