Allison Ward | The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State Buckeyes fan Gary Lamp died of cancer three years ago, but his sister knows he will be smiling down on the team Saturday — from his seat in A-Deck. That’s where large plastic cutouts of more than 6,500 scarlet-and-gray fans, including Lamp, have taken the place of an actual live audience during games. Though disappointed that no fans are allowed in Ohio Stadium because of the pandemic, Kim Foster, Lamp’s younger sister, saw the cutouts as a chance for her brother to attend game day at the Horseshoe one more time. “When COVID brought the opportunity to send my best friend to another Buckeye game at the ‘Shoe, I couldn’t miss seeing him go to just one last game,” said Foster, who lives in Youngstown and grew up in Newark with her brother and two other siblings. “I get some sort of delight knowing he is…
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