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National Championship Celebration: Ryan Day And Buckeye Captains Celebrate With Fans · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to buck Eyes tomorrow morning from Monday, January twenty seventh,
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  Speaker 1: of im your host, Tom Or. The Texas game is
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  Speaker 1: in two hundred and fifteen days, the gaming against Michigan
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  Speaker 1: in three hundred and six days. If you are planning
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  Speaker 1: dot com. So the big news of Sunday is the
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  Speaker 1: departure of Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles for the
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  Speaker 1: same position at Penn State. You're actually not going to
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  Speaker 1: be hearing about that at all on this show, because
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  Speaker 1: we covered that in incredible depth and incredibly detail on
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  Speaker 1: the Buckeye Weekly Podcast on a special live episode on
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  Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon. You want to hear about Jim Knowles, what
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  Speaker 1: the Buckeyes may do next, the why, the how, all
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  Speaker 1: that behind that move, you can find that all in
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  Speaker 1: the Buckeye Weekly podcast feed, or of course on our
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  Speaker 1: YouTube channel at YouTube dot com slash Buckeye Huddle. This show, well,
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  Speaker 1: that's about the other big event from Sunday that is
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  Speaker 1: the National Championship Celebration inside Ohio Stadium. If you want
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  Speaker 1: to see the full hour long event, it was a
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  Speaker 1: fantastic event. You can find it on our YouTube channel
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  Speaker 1: again YouTube dot com slash bucke Huddle, along with a
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  Speaker 1: behind the scenes look at how that was all set up.
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  Speaker 1: But on today's show, can I let you hear Ryan Day?
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  Speaker 1: Ryan Day's speech at that event? Really nice speech, did
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  Speaker 1: a very very nice job. There's gonna be a couple
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  Speaker 1: of times where there are videos of highlights during those
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  Speaker 1: games that can't let you hear for copyright reasons, but
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  Speaker 1: we're gonna let you We'll chop those out.
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  Speaker 2: But the rest of.
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  Speaker 1: It, Ryan Day, thanking everyone who played a part in it,
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  Speaker 1: sharing his view of things was probably a very very
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  Speaker 1: joyous culmination to the twenty twenty four college football season
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  Speaker 1: for him. So here you go Ryan Day's speech from
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  Speaker 1: the National Championship Celebration inside Ohio Stadium.
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  Speaker 3: O man, that never sounded it any better than today.
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  Speaker 3: And no matter where you are over the next year
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  Speaker 3: across the globe, when you hear someone.
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  Speaker 2: Say, oh you say, and you.
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  Speaker 3: Better know that the best damned team in the land
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  Speaker 3: resides right here in Columbus, and the national championship trophy
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  Speaker 3: is back where it belongs in the great state of Ohio.
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  Speaker 3: It took everybody to become national champions and today we
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  Speaker 3: say thank you and we're going to celebrate together this
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  Speaker 3: historic team. I want to thank Mayor Ginter, Governor to
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  Speaker 3: Wine for leading our city and state. I want to
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  Speaker 3: thank President Carter and ross By York for leading our
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  Speaker 3: university and athletic department. In one short year. Your leadership, alignment,
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  Speaker 3: strength and loyalty was on full display for everybody to see.
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  Speaker 2: So thank you.
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  Speaker 3: I would also like to thank Jeane and Sheila Smith
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  Speaker 3: for everything they did to make this season happen and
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  Speaker 3: for everything they did for me and my family over
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  Speaker 3: the six years here. I'd like to thank former Ohio
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  Speaker 3: State coaches Irvin Meyer, Jim Tressel, and John Cooper for
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  Speaker 3: their counsel and help along the way. It's been an
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  Speaker 3: honor to walk in your shoes. Thank you to the
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  Speaker 3: best Damn fans in the Lands. Thank you for all
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  Speaker 3: your support throughout the season, whether you were at our
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  Speaker 3: home games, traveled on the road during the season, or
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  Speaker 3: traveled to Los Angeles or Dallas or Atlanta, or maybe
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  Speaker 3: you were watching the game at home on TV, or
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  Speaker 3: maybe you were together with friends at a restaurant or
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  Speaker 3: a bar. We felt and heard your support, loyalty, your passion,
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  Speaker 3: and your energy all along the way, and we really
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  Speaker 3: felt you.
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  Speaker 2: Students.
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  Speaker 3: Man, we appreciate you. Thank you so much. We can't
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  Speaker 3: forget about the best band in the land in the
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  Speaker 3: back over there. We appreciate your hard work, your commitment,
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  Speaker 3: your excellence, and we felt you when we were on
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  Speaker 3: a road and it was nothing better than hearing the
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  Speaker 3: fight song or singing Carmen in the end zone in
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  Speaker 3: somebody else's stadium. Thank you, Thank you to the best
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  Speaker 3: coaching staff in the entire country. The amount of work
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  Speaker 3: that was put in this season was unprecedented. The loyalty,
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  Speaker 3: the dedication to the players, and ultimately the performance on
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  Speaker 3: the field was incredible. So I'd like to recognize those coaches.
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  Speaker 3: Now on offense, our offensive coordinator who will go down
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  Speaker 3: in the history of college football as an innovator and
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  Speaker 3: lead our offense to over thirty six points in the playoffs.
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  Speaker 3: My friend and mentor, Chip Kelly, without questioning, the man
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  Speaker 3: who had a single most influence on building wide receiver
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  Speaker 3: you as a player and as a coach, Brian Harline.
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  Speaker 3: In one year as the running backs coach, he had
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  Speaker 3: two one thousand yard rushers. Running back coach Carlos Lachlan,
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  Speaker 3: and one of the best coaching jobs of the season.
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  Speaker 3: He reshuffled our offensive line after losing two starters and
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  Speaker 3: regrouped to rush for over two hundred and fifteen yards
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  Speaker 3: a National championship game. Our offensive line coach, Justin Fryn
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  Speaker 3: and probably the most unsung hero on our staff, the
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  Speaker 3: artist worker in the building. Our tight ends coach Keenan Bailey,
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  Speaker 3: our defensive corner of the best defense in the country
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  Speaker 3: that was completely dominant in the playoffs and was right
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  Speaker 3: number one in about every statistical category. Jim Knowles, the
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  Speaker 3: greatest d line coach in the history of college football,
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  Speaker 3: with his second national championship as a Buckeye. Larry Johnson
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  Speaker 3: the best secondary coach in the country. He's the glue,
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  Speaker 3: the man who keeps it all together. We call him
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  Speaker 3: og wallt. Tim Walton, the Girsky Award winner, two time
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  Speaker 3: All American with his first National championship as a Buckeye.
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  Speaker 3: Linebacker coach James Lournidis and one of the brightest minds
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  Speaker 3: in college football, and I'm telling you a star.
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  Speaker 4: In the making.
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  Speaker 3: Our safety's coach, Matt Gray. I also want to give
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  Speaker 3: a shout out to our kicking game quality control Rob Keys.
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  Speaker 3: Our special teams turn it on this year and he
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  Speaker 3: was a big part of what we did. Thanks Rob,
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  Speaker 3: the backbone of our program and our his entire strength staff,
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  Speaker 3: the man behind the scenes. Nobody has any idea the
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  Speaker 3: amount of work, discipline, leadership, passion, and without him, you
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  Speaker 3: would not have seen the resilience that our team showed
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  Speaker 3: this year. The best straight coach in America Mcmurroatty, our
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  Speaker 3: GM and everybody who works in recruiting a huge part
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  Speaker 3: of putting this roster to together, led by Mark Pantoni,
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  Speaker 3: our chief of staff in Temple and everybody in operations,
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  Speaker 3: George Marmeromic and everybody in the video department, Ethan Miller,
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  Speaker 3: Creative media CJ. Barnett and everyone in player development Kevin
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  Speaker 3: Reese and EQ Kayla Olson, and nutrition Sean Bardehius and
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  Speaker 3: everybody in sports medicine.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for all that you do.
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  Speaker 3: There's a lot of people to think it's going to
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  Speaker 3: take a couple of minutes. I want to thank Maurice
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  Speaker 3: Claret for the impact he made on this team.
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  Speaker 2: He embodies this team.
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  Speaker 3: I also want to thank all the other former players
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  Speaker 3: who showed support throughout the season. I want to thank
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  Speaker 3: Maddy Post for everything you've done for me, girl, and
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  Speaker 3: our faith and our journey. Roy Hall, Jim Smickey and
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  Speaker 3: Tom Roady had a huge part in bringing the faith
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  Speaker 3: together of this team, which made a huge difference in
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  Speaker 3: the end. I want to thank Tom Snider and Doug
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  Speaker 3: Cunningham for all their hard work. It took everybody and
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  Speaker 3: the people behind it Mayer Ginter brought it up. Are
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  Speaker 3: the families, the ones that are behind the scenes, the
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  Speaker 3: ones that live and die for every moment.
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  Speaker 2: Is buck, guys.
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  Speaker 3: It's the families behind these coaches and these staff members
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  Speaker 3: and these players. Let's give it up for the families.
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  Speaker 3: Love you, guys. I also want to thank everyone who
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  Speaker 3: supported us this year and curly through Nile efforts. None
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  Speaker 3: of this would be possible without you, and thank you
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  Speaker 3: so much for adapting to these times. Individual donors, sponsors,
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  Speaker 3: collectives and in particular LC events, the Foundation in eighteen
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  Speaker 3: seventy and all the lear Field partners for helping put
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  Speaker 3: this team together, adapting with the times, and allowing us
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  Speaker 3: to raise this trophy. Thank you, Okay, now most important,
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  Speaker 3: the players, Thank you for the hard work, the sacrifice,
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  Speaker 3: the dedication, the loyalty, and most importantly the memories. You
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  Speaker 3: have cemented yourself in Ohio state history, and you have
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  Speaker 3: Buckeye Nation talking about.
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  Speaker 2: Your stories from years to come.
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  Speaker 3: You left the legacy by completing a mission and making
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  Speaker 3: history in the first twelve team playoff format. You've displayed
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  Speaker 3: what it takes and what it means to be a
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  Speaker 3: Buckeye resilience, work, ethic, grit, integrity, spirit, toughness, and excellence.
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  Speaker 3: And that was led by our seniors. And I'm gonna
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  Speaker 3: name them real quick. Joey Velasquez, Hatti, Juwad Casey, magyar
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  Speaker 3: Jas Middleton, Austin Snyder, Cayden Casto, Juke, Mitchell, Max Lamonico,
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  Speaker 3: Colin Johnson, Chad Ray, Bryce Prater, Jalen Pace, Zach Kerbstreet,
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  Speaker 3: Toby Wilson, Seth McLoughlin, will Howard Court, Williams, Pat Gird,
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  Speaker 3: Jordan Hancock, Gee, Scott, Denzel Burke, Josh friar Ty Hamilton,
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  Speaker 3: Lathan Ransom, Donovan Jackson, Tyler Williams, j T. Tuamola waw.
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  Speaker 3: Let's give those seas a round of applause. So we're
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  Speaker 3: gonna have some fun in a few minutes. But before that,
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  Speaker 3: I'm gonna bring up our captains. The first one. He
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  Speaker 3: played in fifty four games, started twenty nine of them.
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  Speaker 3: He had four and a half sad and seven breakups
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  Speaker 3: in the four CFP games, nine sacks as a senior,
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  Speaker 3: twenty three for his career, twenty eight TFLs, one hundred
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  Speaker 3: and forty four career tackles. This year he had fifty
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  Speaker 3: nine tackles, nine QB sacks, seven PBUs, eight QB hurries,
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  Speaker 3: three fumble recovers, and one interception, and the school record
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  Speaker 3: fumble eighty three yards versus Texas will go down as
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  Speaker 3: the most legendary play in Ohio state football history.
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  Speaker 5: Giving up Jack Sir, oh age.
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  Speaker 6: Man, this is just such an honor to be a
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  Speaker 6: part of this great university and play for these coaches
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  Speaker 6: and play with my brothers who we've been through a
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  Speaker 6: lot of ups and downs with and we just kept fighting.
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  Speaker 6: And that's what I love about this team is we
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  Speaker 6: really embody what it's like to be from Ohio. When
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  Speaker 6: you get punched in the mouth, you always get back
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  Speaker 6: up and keep fighting. And that's what everybody in Ohio
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  Speaker 6: does and will continue to do. And with that being said,
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  Speaker 6: I think it's a good time to announce that I'm
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  Speaker 6: coming back to my fifth year. I'm just kidding, coach
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  Speaker 6: Dan Coach Johnson said, it's signed to the out of Columbus.
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  Speaker 4: But man, what a special ride.
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  Speaker 6: And I'm gonna be sure winded here, but I love
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  Speaker 6: this university. It's taught me a lot about how to
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  Speaker 6: grow up and be a man and what it takes
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  Speaker 6: that to do something legend. It's bigger than yourself. And
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  Speaker 6: I thank God every day that I was able to
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  Speaker 6: be born in Columbus, Ohio. You're gonna put on the
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  Speaker 6: scarlet and gray and bring a national championship back to
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  Speaker 6: this great city. So God bless Ohio State, God bless Columbus,
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  Speaker 6: and God bless the state of Ohio.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, next guy.
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  Speaker 3: He played in forty seven games, started thirty eight, fifth
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  Speaker 3: in school history rushing, but only behind Archie Griffin, JK. Dobbins,
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  Speaker 3: Zeke Elliott, and Eddie George. He rushed for three thousand,
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  Speaker 3: seven hundred and sixty one yards. He scored forty eight
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  Speaker 3: touchdowns to rank third in school history two one thousand
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  Speaker 3: yard rushing seasons, and this past year he rushed for
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  Speaker 3: one thousand sixteen yards seven point one yards of carry,
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  Speaker 3: twenty seven receptions for eleven total TVs.
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  Speaker 2: Giving up for Trevon.
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  Speaker 7: Henderson, I first want to thank my Lord and Savior,
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  Speaker 7: Jesus Christ. I'm so thankful, not just for this national championship,
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  Speaker 7: but I'm thankful for the lives that Jesus Christ saved
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  Speaker 7: in the lives that he transformed. I'm thankful for my brothers,
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  Speaker 7: the coaches, the families, and all the staff who is
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  Speaker 7: part of this championship team. I'm thankful that guy kept
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  Speaker 7: us faithful and let us to praise him, not just
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  Speaker 7: for the wins, but through the losses as well. We
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  Speaker 7: serve a God who is not weak, but a God
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  Speaker 7: who is mighty and that can do all things.
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  Speaker 2: We serve a God who.
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  Speaker 7: Loved us so much that he sent his one and
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  Speaker 7: only son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins, and
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  Speaker 7: who rose three days later, and that whoever believes in
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  Speaker 7: him should not pairs but have everlasting life. I'm so
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  Speaker 7: thankful that when people called us weak and counted us
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  Speaker 7: out for following Jesus God kept us focused on Him
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  Speaker 7: who reminded us that we are strong and that we
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  Speaker 7: can do all things.
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  Speaker 4: To Christ who strengthens us.
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  Speaker 7: I'm so thankful for this victory, but true victory is
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  Speaker 7: in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 5: God.
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  Speaker 4: Bless you all, buck On Nation, Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: The next Captain played in forty nine games with thirty
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  Speaker 3: nine starts. He set a school record with two hundred
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  Speaker 3: and five career receptions, twy eight hundred and sixty eight
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  Speaker 3: receiving yard second all time in Ohio state history, twenty
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  Speaker 3: four touchdowns. He had receptions in forty one consecutive games
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  Speaker 3: to end his career, and in two thousand and four
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  Speaker 3: he had eighty one receptions for one thy eleven yards
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  Speaker 3: and ten touchdowns. Give it up for Captain a Mecca Ibuka.
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  Speaker 8: I first want to start off by thanking my Lord
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  Speaker 8: and Savior Jesus Christ. It was at this university where
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  Speaker 8: I first met God, and he met me where I
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  Speaker 8: was in the darkness, and he pulled me out into
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  Speaker 8: a new life, into a life of light.
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  Speaker 4: And I'm so glad that He.
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  Speaker 8: Offers each and every one of you the same exact opportunity.
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  Speaker 4: Next, I want to thank the fans and the band.
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  Speaker 8: Being from all the way across the country in the
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  Speaker 8: West Coast, there was never a day that I didn't
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  Speaker 8: feel right at home playing in the stadium and playing.
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  Speaker 4: In front of you all. So I thank you all
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  Speaker 4: for that. To all the.
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  Speaker 8: Coaches and especially Coach Day for giving me an opportunity
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  Speaker 8: and allowing to and shaping me into becoming the man
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  Speaker 8: that I am now, I truly thank you for that.
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  Speaker 4: And then lastly, I just want to thank my brothers.
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  Speaker 8: You guys are what truly made this these four years
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  Speaker 8: so enjoyable and so memorable, and there's there's there's nothing
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  Speaker 8: I can say that really embodies how I feel about
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  Speaker 8: you guys.
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  Speaker 4: I don't look at you any different than just extensions
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  Speaker 4: of my family.
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  Speaker 8: These four years have been amazing and I'm gonna truly
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  Speaker 8: miss it, but I'm able to I'm glad that we're
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  Speaker 8: able to go out the right way. With that being said,
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  Speaker 8: I'll always be a Buck Eye. Thank you, guys. God
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  Speaker 8: loves you. Go Bucks.
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  Speaker 3: Our last captain played in fifty eight games and started
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  Speaker 3: thirty of them. He's the Bill Willis Bloco Jersey Recipient
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  Speaker 3: for Character and Leadership. He was the defensive MVP of
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  Speaker 3: the rose Ball in the National Championship Game, two hundred
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  Speaker 3: and fifty nine career tackles, twenty three and a half TFLs,
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  Speaker 3: and last year he had the team leading one hundred
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  Speaker 3: and twelve tackles for the season, including a team leading
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  Speaker 3: thirty eight in the CFP games, plus twelve and a
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  Speaker 3: half TFLs and seven PBUs giving up Cody Simon.
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  Speaker 9: Oh ay man, it feels so good to be able
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  Speaker 9: to say that at this day in front of all
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  Speaker 9: you fans.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, we love you guys so much, this whole team.
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  Speaker 1: Man.
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  Speaker 9: We just appreciate all the love and support from the
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  Speaker 9: band and the fans.
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  Speaker 4: You know, you guys keep us driving.
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  Speaker 9: And we just we work so hard just to put
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  Speaker 9: on the show for you guys. I will say we
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  Speaker 9: have to turn fight and we break down our huddles
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  Speaker 9: with fight.
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  Speaker 4: It's not just for a word, but it's for a reason.
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  Speaker 9: Every day we come to the Woody and we know
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  Speaker 9: that every day is a fight for us. We're not
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  Speaker 9: just fighting each other, that's not it's about. But it's
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  Speaker 9: fighting to be the best version of yourself and really
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  Speaker 9: putting your best foot forward every day because when we
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  Speaker 9: put our best foot forward, it gets.
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  Speaker 4: Our brother better and it gets our coaches better.
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  Speaker 9: So when we break down fight, it's really for everyone
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  Speaker 9: in the Woody and in Ohio.
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  Speaker 4: You know, we don't just do this alone.
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  Speaker 9: We do this as a family of Columbus of Ohio State,
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  Speaker 9: in the state of Ohio. And we just love all
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  Speaker 9: of buck our Nations so much. You know, I've had
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  Speaker 9: a lot along five years here, and you know, I've
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  Speaker 9: been with a lot of teammates here, and and I
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  Speaker 9: can truly say that I love with all of my
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  Speaker 9: heart each and every brother that stands next to me
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  Speaker 9: right here because I've been through so many different experiences
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  Speaker 9: with this defense and with this team. That just makes
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  Speaker 9: me appreciate everyone who's come through this this state and
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  Speaker 9: this school and the Woody. You know, I just love
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  Speaker 9: everyone Buck Eye Nation, all the fans, and all the band.
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  Speaker 9: You guys are the best man. He fight on three?
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  Speaker 5: What two?
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  Speaker 2: Three? All right, We're gonna have a little fun now.
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  Speaker 3: So whether around the campfire this summer, at the dinner
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  Speaker 3: table with your family, or on Jack Sawyer's pontoon boat
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  Speaker 3: at Buckeye Lake. The moments that this team has provided
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  Speaker 3: buck Eye Nation and Buckeye fans across the country, we'll
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  Speaker 3: have us asking each other, where were you when the
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  Speaker 3: buck Eyes made this historic run and be five top
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  Speaker 3: five opponents throughout the season and won every game in
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  Speaker 3: the playoffs by double digits? So I will ask you
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  Speaker 3: where were you when the Buckeyes beat Penn State on
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  Speaker 3: the road, number three team in the country twenty to thirteen.
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  Speaker 3: Where were you when Davis Adigbinosen made a one handed
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  Speaker 3: catch in the end zone and the first half? Where
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  Speaker 3: were you when our defense held Penn State to two
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  Speaker 3: hundred and seventy yards total rushing or total yards and
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  Speaker 3: made a goal line stand at the end of the game,
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  Speaker 3: led by Ty Hamilton, Tylee Williams, J. T. Tuamoloaw and
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  Speaker 3: Jack Sawyer up front? Where were you when the offense
• 21:47
  Speaker 3: came out and had a four minute drive they ate
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  Speaker 3: up over five minutes, led by an offensive lineman of
• 21:55
  Speaker 3: Josh Fryarrimington Award winner Seth mcgloughlin and the best offensive
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  Speaker 3: guard turn tackled in the country, Donovan Jackson.
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  Speaker 2: Where were you when Indiana came in here?
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  Speaker 5: Number five?
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  Speaker 2: In the country and the Buckeyes won thirty eight.
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  Speaker 3: To fifteen with a defense recording five sacks led by
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  Speaker 3: Cody Simons two and a half sacks and holding Indiana
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  Speaker 3: only one hundred and.
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  Speaker 2: Fifty three yards.
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  Speaker 3: And where were you when Caleb Downs took a punt
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  Speaker 3: return seventy nine yards to the house to beat Indiana?
• 22:34
  Speaker 3: Where were you when we had our backs up against
• 22:38
  Speaker 3: the wall in the first ever playoff game at Ohio
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  Speaker 3: Stadium against Tennessee, and we showed the world that this
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  Speaker 3: is our stadium. We came out with passion and energy.
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  Speaker 3: We came out to a twenty one to nothing lead
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  Speaker 3: in the first quarter, while our defense held Tennessee to
• 23:00
  Speaker 3: two hundred and fifty six yards with four sacks and
• 23:03
  Speaker 3: an onslaught, ultimately winning the game. When the first college
• 23:06
  Speaker 3: football play play a game ever here in Ohio Stadium,
• 23:10
  Speaker 3: winning the game forty two to seventeen, Buckeye fans will
• 23:15
  Speaker 3: be talking about where they were when Ohio State went
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  Speaker 3: to the Rose Bowl and played number one Oregon and
• 23:22
  Speaker 3: jumped out to a thirty one to nothing lead with
• 23:25
  Speaker 3: nine minutes to go in the second quarter, led by
• 23:29
  Speaker 3: three first half touchdowns by Will Howard and a passing
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  Speaker 3: attack by g Scott, a Mecca Buca, Carnel Tait and
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  Speaker 3: Jeremiah Smith, And a defense that had eight sacks on
• 23:40
  Speaker 3: the day and a secondary that was stingy all day
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  Speaker 3: against the high power passing attack led by Denzel Burke, Davidson,
• 23:50
  Speaker 3: aig Banosen, Jordan Hancock, Laythan Ransom and Caleb Downs. Do
• 23:56
  Speaker 3: you remember where you were when the Buckeyes went on
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  Speaker 3: to Texas to play Texas in the Cotton Bowl and
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  Speaker 3: won twenty eight to fourteen. Do you remember where you
• 24:07
  Speaker 3: were when Trayvon Henderson, with twenty nine seconds to go
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  Speaker 3: in the first half took a screen seventy five yards
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  Speaker 3: for a touchdown, or in the fourth quarter of a
• 24:18
  Speaker 3: tie game, Will Howard converted on fourth and two only
• 24:23
  Speaker 3: to get tackled by the twenty yard line on his
• 24:25
  Speaker 3: way into the end zone. Is the only guy in
• 24:31
  Speaker 3: the issue of the Cotton Ball to get tackled himself.
• 24:36
  Speaker 3: So I think we deserve to hear an explanation on
• 24:38
  Speaker 3: what the hell happened on that plane.
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  Speaker 10: Will Howard, Hey, this is amazing man that was on
• 24:52
  Speaker 10: that play. Obviously I knew that we were going to score,
• 24:56
  Speaker 10: and I wanted to take some time off of the defense.
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  Speaker 4: That's what I was I was thinking ahead. You know,
• 25:02
  Speaker 4: you can believe that if you want.
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  Speaker 10: But regardless, man, I just want to say, man, I'm
• 25:08
  Speaker 10: just so thankful that I got the chance to be
• 25:10
  Speaker 10: here and to be a Buck Guy. And I truly
• 25:13
  Speaker 10: believe that God has a plan for all of us.
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  Speaker 10: And God's plan brought me here to Ohio State for
• 25:18
  Speaker 10: a reason. And I'm just so blessed that I got
• 25:21
  Speaker 10: to share this with all of you, all my brothers
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  Speaker 10: out here, my coaches, my family out here in the stands,
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  Speaker 10: and my family that is all of you, Buck Eye
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  Speaker 10: Nation and the State of Ohio. I love you, guys, man,
• 25:37
  Speaker 10: and I'm a Buck guye Forever go Bucks.
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  Speaker 3: And I'm sure all of you will remember where you
• 25:52
  Speaker 3: were on fourth down when Jack Sawyer sacked the quarterback
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  Speaker 3: and return to fumble eighty eight yards for a touchdown
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  Speaker 3: after an unbelievable goal line stand by our defense. And
• 26:10
  Speaker 3: where were you when the Buckeys won the national championship
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  Speaker 3: by beating Notre Dame thirty four to twenty three. We
• 26:21
  Speaker 3: all rushed Notre Dame two hundred and fifteen yards to
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  Speaker 3: fifty three, Quinn Shawn Jenkins broke the record for the
• 26:28
  Speaker 3: longest game, the longest run from scrimmage in a National
• 26:31
  Speaker 3: Championship game history. Where were you and Jordan Hancock got
• 26:36
  Speaker 3: a PBu on third down and our defense force the
• 26:39
  Speaker 3: missfield goal? And where were you on third and eleven
• 26:44
  Speaker 3: when Will Howard connected with Jeremiah Smith for a fifty
• 26:48
  Speaker 3: six yard game to ice the National championship. Those memories
• 27:02
  Speaker 3: will live in Ohio state history forever and the reason
• 27:06
  Speaker 3: we're able to tell the stories because we're able.
• 27:07
  Speaker 4: To finish the mission.
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  Speaker 3: So thank you players for everything you did. But lastly,
• 27:13
  Speaker 3: I want to thank my family, Nina, RJ. Grayson, Nia.
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  Speaker 3: Without you, guys, I wouldn't be here. You guys are
• 27:25
  Speaker 3: the foundation. Nobody lives and dies by every play more
• 27:29
  Speaker 3: than you guys and understand what it takes.
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  Speaker 2: And so I thank you and I love you. Now
• 27:36
  Speaker 2: let's go get another one of these go bucks.