Ohio State marching band prepares for football season opener

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Scarlet and grey followers are preparing as Ohio State soccer returns in only one week. Come subsequent Saturday, Ohio Stadium goes to erupt with the beloved sounds of the “Greatest Rattling Band within the Land”. NBC4 spent a while with the marching band to learn the way a lot work goes into placing on their elaborate exhibits.

“There’s a whole lot of exterior work that folks don’t see which is by far the toughest half however it’s one thing all of us like to do. We get pleasure from doing it as a result of the top product is the halftime present,” mentioned Brody Hyre, one of many sousaphone squad leaders.

He says after tryouts to start with of August, it was go time. The band went straight into practices thrice a day for 2 hours to ensure every member was ready. “The primary large factor that we do is script. Lots of people stay up for that. Doing the Script Ohio, studying the counts for that after which the ramp entrance,” mentioned Hyre.

Clayton Callender is in his second yr as drum main for the marching band. He says as soon as lessons started, their schedules solely acquired much more packed. “We do lessons within the morning. Just a little little bit of the afternoon after which go to follow from 4:10 p.m. to six:15 p.m. Then we simply watch movie after follow then do it once more the subsequent day,” mentioned Callender.

Now with simply days earlier than taking the sphere, Callender and Hyre say it’s all in regards to the ending touches. “Numerous it’s you be taught to depend on one another. You need to rely in your pals and row mates to drag their very own weight and to know their dots however then a whole lot of it’s we simply repeat it, repeat it, repeat it,” mentioned Hyre.

They are saying whereas a whole lot of arduous work goes into it, all of it pays off after they get to carry out in entrance of hundreds of individuals inside Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes kick off their season on Saturday, August 31 towards Akron at 3:30 p.m.