As Ohio State mourns the death of Dwayne Haskins, the football program will take the field Saturday for an emotional spring game.
During Thursday’s press conference, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day told reporters (h/t Andrew Olson of Saturday Tradition) that they’ll have a moment of silence and video tribute for Haskins at halftime. They’re also planning “a few other things” to honor the former star quarterback.
“It will be nice to have Buckeye nation together for this event on Saturday, to celebrate our team and the hard work we put in the spring but also to get everybody together to honor Dwayne, and I think that’s appropriate,” Day said. “It’s gonna be a lot of excitement, but also some moments in the day that’ll be deep thoughts based on our memories with Dwayne playing in that stadium.”
Haskins died Saturday after being struck by a dump truck while walking along the side of a highway in South Florida. The school held a candlelight vigil on campus for Haskins, who threw 50 passing touchdowns for the Buckeyes in 2018.
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Day coached Haskins as an offensive coordinator in 2017 and 2018, including a brief stint as acting head coach while Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave. Earlier in the week, via ESPN, he reflected on the legacy Haskins created by realizing his dream of attending Ohio State.
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The spring game will begin Saturday at noon ET at Ohio Stadium.
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