November 19, 2024

Ohio State Buckeyes to honor legacy of late quarterback Dwayne Haskins at spring game

12:16 PM ET Ohio State will honor former quarterback Dwayne Haskins at Saturday’s spring game, as the program grieves the loss of a record-setting player who coach Ryan Day said brought compassion and excellence to the locker room. Haskins, 24, died Saturday morning after being struck by a dump truck while walking on a South Florida highway. He had been training in the area with other Pittsburgh Steelers players. Haskins played for Ohio State from 2016 to 2018, becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist in his final season while setting Big Ten records for passing yards (4,831), touchdown passes (50) and total offensive yards (4,939). He then became the first Ohio State quarterback drafted in the first round of the NFL draft since 1982. 4h “He was 11 years old, walking through this facility and said that, ‘This is what I’m going to do,’ and then did it,” said Day, who…

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