{"id":579317,"date":"2010-05-26T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com\/?p=5049"},"modified":"2010-05-26T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T11:00:01","slug":"99-days-to-go-let-the-countdown-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/579317","title":{"rendered":"99 days to go! Let the countdown begin!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Who would have thought that May 26th would be an important day for Buckeye Nation?<\/p>\n

Well, we anticipated this day for a long time, because today is the day we start our Countdown To Kickoff!<\/p>\n

There are 99 days until the season begins at Ohio Stadium, so today we tip our hats to Luke Fickell.<\/p>\n

Fickell has been around the Buckeyes his entire life, and it shows.\u00a0 He graduated from Columbus DeSales High School (oh, and by the way, he won a State Championship in wrestling while there), and then went on to The Ohio State University, where he started as a freshman at nose guard.<\/p>\n

Now starting his 10th year as an assistant coach at Ohio State, he’s the man who will coaching the big names on the defense.\u00a0 Ross Homan, Brian Rolle, Etienne Sabino….these are the men who will crush the opposition under the guidance of Fickell.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you needed another reason to admire Fickell, try this on for size.\u00a0 Last year, he declined an offer to coach at Notre Dame.\u00a0 Hell yes.<\/p>\n

99 days until kickoff!<\/p>\n

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