Appreciating legacy of Dwayne Haskins, previewing Buckeyes spring game

COLUMBUS — Ohio State will never be the same.

And the Buckeyes want to make sure to show their appreciation for everything Dwayne Haskins changed for the program on Saturday at the spring game.

The emotions are obviously still raw for Ohio State with the school’s record-breaking quarterback having just tragically died two days ago. There are still teammates and coaches on campus four years after Haskins left for the NFL who saw first-hand the impact he had for the Buckeyes, and they don’t want to miss an opportunity to pay tribute to a transcendent talent on and off the field.

“We will do something, but we’re still deciding on that,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. “We’re still trying to process all of that. In today’s day and age, things happen so fast. We’re just trying to digest it all. I have a list of things that I have written down — some probably too big, some maybe not big enough. We’ll just keep talking about it this week.

“I don’t think we’ll decide this week. But we’re certainly going to do something on Saturday to recognize him with some sort of tribute, which I think is very, very appropriate with Buckeye Nation all going to be together.”

Ohio State hasn’t finalized all the details for the exhibition game itself yet either. But Saturday will certainly be memorable for the Buckeyes on a number of different fronts, and the Lettermen Live crew chatted about all of that on Monday at Roosters.

Former Buckeyes Bobby Carpenter and Justin Zwick, Nicole Cox of Roosters and Lettermen Row staffers Spencer Holbrook and Austin Ward had another wide-ranging conversation, and the spring game was just one of the many topics covered.

Among the other discussion points about Ohio State:

• Personal memories of Dwayne Haskins.
• The problems with how the incident was covered by some national outlets.
• Buckeyes to watch on Saturday in the Horseshoe.
• How much stock to put in a spring game at Ohio State.
• Appetizer Tuesday, which will feature fried mushrooms this week.

As always, Lettermen Live is hosted by Roosters on Olentangy River Road in Columbus.

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