COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State will wrap up 2019 spring practice with its annual spring game on Saturday in Ohio Stadium. Here’s everything you need to know. When’s the game? Saturday at noon. Can I still get tickets? Yes. Capacity for the game is set at 76,000 with construction and renovation taking place in the north end of C Deck. There have been about 63,000 tickets already distributed. Tickets are still available at http://go.osu.edu/19FBSpringGameTix. General admission prices are $5, plus there will be a limited number of $15 reserved club seats. Children under the age of 6 are free in the general admission areas only. Current OSU students get in free with a valid OSU ID. Gates open at 10 a.m. Parking is free. Only the West Stadium lot will require a permit. What’s the weather look like? The weather in Columbus on Saturday is calling for 64 degrees with cloudy skies. There is a zero percent chance of rain. Is it on TV? Yes. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network and streamed on BTN2Go with Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis and Bobby Carpenter on the call. The game can also be heard on Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan, and select stations around the state on the Ohio State IMG Sports Network, with veteran Buckeye announcers Paul Keels and Jim Lachey on the call. What’s the game format? The team will be broken into two teams, Scarlet and Gray. The teams will play four 10-minute quarters with a running clock in the second half. There will be no live kicking, except for extra points and field goals. The ball will be placed at the 35 yard line following the initial coin toss and all scores. Where can I read about the game? Cleveland.com/osu will have coverage all day Saturday -- before, during and after the game. Make sure you’re following our writers Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means on Twitter.<doc-sep>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Saturday will provide an opportunity for fans to see a handful of Buckeyes for the first time in the Ohio State football spring game. The contest will give some of the younger players a chance for extended playing time and playing in front of 76,000 people. Here are seven things to watch during the Spring Game: 1. The QB competition There will be plenty to watch during Saturday’s game, but the most important will be the quarterback competition between Justin Fields and Matthew Baldwin. Head coach Ryan Day stated that there will be players that will play on multiple teams on Saturday, and these two should be expected to be among those people. The Buckeyes are in no rush to name a starting quarterback and with two players Day considered to still be “freshmen” by college quarterback standards, this game could be an opportunity to take a step toward naming one. Both have taken reps with the first team all spring, leaving no reason to believe both won’t do so in the Spring game. 2. Garrett Wilson This will be the first time the five-star wide receiver will play inside of Ohio Stadium. In a game that will feat “Thud Tackling” -- hitting a ball carrier but not taking him to the ground -- and plenty of passing, expect him to try to put on a show. Day has been extremely high on what the Texas native has been able to accomplish this spring, as he’s only the third early enrollee since 2016 to lose his black stripe in the spring. “Seeing him make plays day in and day out, it’ll probably be him on offense,” Day said about who he felt could impress fans on Saturday. 3. Jaelen Gill K.J. Hill is going to be the starting H-back this season, but he won’t play much Saturday. He along with a few others don’t have much to prove by playing for than a few series. This means that Gill is going to get some quality reps at the position. He saw minimal action as a freshman, but now he’s expected to rotate with Hill. 4. Nicholas Petit-Frere He has had a great spring, according to Day and offensive line coach Greg Studrawa. He seems to have locked up the right offensive tackle position, and Day called him “one of the more improved guys on the whole offense.” He and Branden Bowen are in a competition to start, and the spring game provides a chance to evaluate them on a grander stage. 5. Josh Proctor With Jordan Fuller sidelined, it’s given other safeties plenty of opportunities to impress the coaching staff. None has done so more than Proctor. “He’s got his hands on a lot of footballs,” Day said. “He’s done a good job when his eyes are in the right place, and each play he is showing up.” With Brendon White moved to the hybrid linebacker-safety Bullet position, it’s left a wide-open spot for the other starting safety, and from the looks of things, Proctor has claimed it. 6. Tyreke Smith There are a lot of people extremely high on what Smith’s potential could be at Ohio State, including Buckeyes defensive end and future NFL draft pick Chase Young. In his second year in Columbus, Smith is expected to have a major role on the defensive line. Associate head coach Larry Johnson said that last year was about Smith learning how to play college football; this year will be about taking what he learned and applying it on the field. 7. Teradja Mitchell Mitchell is going to play a ton on Saturday and he’s excited to get the chance to do so. The second-year linebacker will have an opportunity to show that he deserves to have a role in 2019. “My goal if I get my opportunity is to just make the best out of it,” Mitchell told cleveland.com. There are eight linebackers currently on the roster, with another three coming in the summer. Of the eight here, Justin Hilliard is out with a long-term injury, Tuf Borland will not play because of injury, and Malik Harrison will see minimal time as he’s already earned a starting role. This leaves reps for Mitchell, along with Baron Browning, Pete Werner and Dallas Gant. Get Buckeyes Insider texts in your phone from Doug Lesmerises: Cut through the clutter of social media and communicate directly with the award-winning OSU football reporter, just like you would with your friends. It’s just $3.99 a month, which works out to about 13 cents a day. Learn more and sign up here.<doc-sep>If you were tuning into the Ohio State spring game — or were in the crowd at Ohio Stadium — and were hoping to see some fireworks from the newly constituted Ohio State Buckeyes, the first quarter was considerably underwhelming. But, as the Buckeyes came back out for the second period, the offenses found their flow, and the points started piling up, even if it wasn’t always in the prettiest of ways. When all was said and done the Gray squad took home the spring game victory, beating the Scarlet 35-17. Much of the attention coming into the game was focused on new transfer quarterback Justin Fields who was donning a Buckeye jersey for the first time. His performance had its highs and lows, and while he wasn’t always allowed to show his full complement of skills, he did show signs of the electric talent that he brings to Columbus. In his first “game” as the head coach of OSU, Ryan Day put some rules in place to keep his players safe, but that also limited what could be done on both sides of the ball. As usual, the quarterbacks were wearing the black no-contact jerseys, and there was no live tackling allowed, which meant that while the first defender can play the ball-carrier like normal, no secondary hits are allowed. Also, all punts were automatically fair-caught. It took a while for all of the Buckeyes to get on the same page, but as the players settled into the flow of the game, things started to look promising for both the Buckeye offense and defense. Fields got the start on the Gray squad, but was handcuffed by the no-contact rules for the spring game, as it looked like he was about to bust a big gain before Javon Hamilton got the “touch sack.” Fields’ first pass for OSU was deflected, and resulted in a three-and-out. After a mandatory fair-catch on the punt, Chris Chugunov led the second-team offense on the Scarlet side and actually earned the first completion with a 19-yard gain to Jaelen Gill. However, the side’s first drive also resulted in a punt. Matthew Baldwin came out to lead the Gray side for the second series, and on his first pass was aided by K.J. Hill fighting through a pass interference on Shaun Wade to come back and get an under-thrown ball to pick up 33 yards. On a fourth-and-five, Malik Harrison nearly picked off a Baldwin pass over the middle to result in a turnover on downs. It lost a lot of WR talent, but @OhioStateFB will be just fine at the position. KJ Hill is a big reason why. pic.twitter.com/scJ6A3VfzW — Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 13, 2019 The offense struggled for both squads in the early going of the game, as they attempted get comfortable with the rotating personnel. Baldwin led the Scarlet offense for the second drive, looking to connect with Gill on multiple passes (including a 10-yard completion). After two straight gains by running back Xavier Johnson, the walk-on had the ball striped by Javontae Jean-Baptiste and Sevyn Banks recovered. Fields hit his hand on a defender’s helmet on the next drive, but stayed in the game. However, he continued to struggle to get in sync with the Buckeye offense. One of the things that many were hoping to see from the spring game is what the OSU offensive line would look like. In the first quarter, the first-team Gray squad saw Joshua Alabi, Branden Bowen, Josh Myers, Wyatt Davis, and Nicholas Petit-Frere from left to right along the line. Baldwin continued to struggle connecting with receivers, as Amir Riep picked off a pass and turned in a 25-yard return before the no-live-tackling rule ended the return. On the first play after the turnover, Fields — apparently feeling no ill-effects from hitting his hand — threw a bullet to Binjimen Victor. The WR spun his way into the endzone, but was marked down via a glancing blow by Jeffrey Okudah. On the next play, Master Teague got into the endzone on a one-yard touchdown plunge. With Baldwin back leading the Scarlet offense, the redshirt-freshman continued to struggle, but hit two consecutive impressive throws. First, on the run he threw across his body to find Gill for a 19-yard gain. Then, Baldwin perfectly placed a high-arching fade into the corner of the endzone where true-freshman Garrett Wilson climbed the ladder over Banks to tie the game at 7-7. Team Scarlet strikes back‼️@GarrettWilson_V goes UP to pull down the TD pass from @matthewb_12 All tied up at 7⃣#GoBucks | https://t.co/He7w8aQLnY pic.twitter.com/HvwfGSN5YM — Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) April 13, 2019 On the next offensive drive for the Gray squad, Fields began to settle in a bit. In addition to two completions for a combined 24 yards to Austin Mack, the new OSU QB took off to the outside and beat everyone to the pylon for a five-yard touchdown. @justnfields hauls in his first TD as a Buckeye Love to see it ⚪️ 14, 7#GoBucks | https://t.co/He7w8aQLnY pic.twitter.com/6mc2m0QiNa — Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) April 13, 2019 Jahsen Wint came across the field to pick off a Baldwin pass at the two-yard line. The Scarlet QB lofted the ball towards Gill, but it stayed in the air for a bit too long, allowing Wint to come and get it. The turnover set up the Gray offense deep in its own territory, and on third down, Fields lofted the ball towards the right sideline. Defensive back Lloyd McFarquhar slipped in coverage as Victor came back for a slightly under-thrown ball and was off to the races completing a 98-yard touchdown pass. With Chugunov back running the Scarlet squad on the very next play, the same fate befell him as did Baldwin, as Wint came across the field to intercept a ball, giving it back to the Gray side. This time, Baldwin led the offense back onto the field for a six-play, 52-yard drive that was capped by an eight-yard touchdown completion to C.J. Saunders.<doc-sep>There is no question that Ohio State is losing a ton of talent to the upcoming NFL Draft, yet the program continues to reload with younger stars. The spring game is taking place right now in Columbus, and the early frontrunner for best performer from this afternoon is Garrett Wilson. Wilson is the No. 20 recruit in the entire 2019 class, per 247Sports. Some wide receivers need time to develop in the NCAA, but it appears the transition from high school to college is pretty smooth for the Texas native. During the second quarter of the spring game, Wilson made an exceptional touchdown catch. He won the jump ball against cornerback Sevyn Banks in the back of the end zone. Former Buckeye Ted Ginn Jr. is in attendance for the spring game, and he had high praise for Wilson. The speedy wideout said that the freshman wideout shares similar traits with Michael Thomas. Here is the touchdown reception: His ability to high point the football on the throw from Matthew Baldwin is remarkable. The Buckeyes will need Wilson to have an impact in his first year, especially with Parris Campbell and Terry McLaurin heading to the draft. If today is a sign of things to come for Wilson, then he’ll have quite the career in Columbus.<doc-sep>
Paul Vernon/Associated Press Saturday presents us with the first opportunity to see what the Ohio State Buckeyes will look like under first-year head coach Ryan Day. Day, who was the offensive coordinator for departed head coach Urban Meyer, is tasked with replacing Dwayne Haskins at quarterback. High-profile transfer Justin Fields will be one of a few players under the spotlight at Ohio Stadium during the program's spring game, as Ohio State fans will be getting their first on-field glimpse at the former Georgia signal-caller. While the quarterbacks will be under the biggest scrutiny, there are plenty of other things to watch out for Saturday in Day's first spring game in charge of the program. 2019 Ohio State Spring Game Information Date: Saturday, April 13 Video Play Button Videos you might like Start Time: Noon ET TV: Big Ten Network Live Stream: BTN 2 Go Day will attempt to maintain the high standard Meyer held at Ohio State, and there will be plenty of expectations hovering over the first-year head coach. The Buckeyes are +800 (bet $100 to win $800) to win the national championship, which is the fourth-best odds behind Clemson, Alabama and Georgia, per Oddschecker. In the buildup to the spring game, Day has been impressed with what he has seen out of Fields, per Dave Biddle of 247Sports. "In the recruiting process, I had a chance to recruit him and watch him. And then I've had a chance to watch him this spring and also watch his film [from his one year at Georgia]. But until this spring, I didn't have a lot of one-on-one time and a chance to watch him work day in and day out. I'm very impressed with his ability to retain information and his football IQ." Fields is in competition with Matthew Baldwin for the starting quarterback job, but even if one impresses more than the other Saturday, the starter won't be named. Paul Vernon/Associated Press Another young player to watch out for Saturday is wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who has stood out in the eyes of the coaching staff, per Ari Wasserman of The Athletic. When asked about players he expects to impress in the upcoming season, Day said: "It's probably Garrett Wilson. Just seeing him make plays day in and day out down the field, it would probably be him on offense." In addition to Wilson, sophomore Chris Olave, who came on strong at the end of last season, is one of the other receivers to watch as the Buckeyes attempt to replace Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon and Terry McLaurin. In front of the skill position prospects stands Nicholas Petit-Frere, who was one of the most coveted offensive line recruits in the class of 2019. Petit-Frere is still adjusting to the collegiate level, but he is expected to be a menace on the edge of the offensive line, and Ohio State fans have the chance to see his progression at the position throughout Saturday's game. On the defensive side of the ball, the Buckeyes are also looking for young stars to break out Saturday, with some veterans sitting out because either they already earned starting spots or because they are injured. Safety Josh Proctor is one of those potential impact players who has stood out to Day during spring practice, per Cleveland.com's Stephen Means. "He's got his hands on a lot of footballs," Day said. "He's done a good job when his eyes are in the right place, and each play he is showing up." Defensive lineman Tyreke Smith and linebacker Teradja Mitchell are among those attempting to impress, with Tuf Borland, Chase Young and other experienced players watching from the sideline. Follow Joe on Twitter, @JTansey90.