An almost 100 year tradition wiped away. Sad. I looked forward to this game each year since the mid 60s. To relive one of my best memories I watched the tape of the 74 game. Two different games in each half.
I was at the 1974 game, in middle of the student section—the happiest place on earth that afternoon.
The Yell King, who led the yells, announced that Ohio State coach Woody Hayes was in the broadcasting booth on the other side of the stadium. In a month, the Trojans would be meeting up with his Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl, so toward the end of the game, with USC holding a 31-point lead, he led us in the yell, “Woody, you’re next!” That had to be the loudest yell in the history of the Coliseum.