One of the great traditions college football has to offer is when an Ohio State senior sousaphone player parades out to “dot the ‘i’” in The Best Damn Band In The Land’s signature pregame show. On a rare occasion, the honor of completing the script goes to a very special guest. On Saturday, that honor will be given to former Buckeyes head coach Earle Bruce.
“I was floored... I couldn’t believe it,” Bruce said to WTVN in response to the news of the special invite. “I always like to talk about the band. The band is so great.”
So happy for former Buckeye coach Earle Bruce. He will have the honor of dotting the "i" in Script Ohio Saturday. https://t.co/uBh8X3QX6M
— Matt McCoy (@MattMcCoyRadio) September 26, 2016
A total of 13 people have had the privilege of being the special guest to perform the final piece of Ohio State’s patented pregame routine. He will be the second former Ohio State coach to do so, joining Woody Hayes. Other notable people to have the honor include John Glenn, Jack Nicklaus, and Bob Hope. Perhaps one day Jim Tressel will join the list of special guests.
Bruce was a big influence for current Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. Meyer was a graduate assistant under Bruce from 1986 through 1987.
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