Gene Smith, Ohio State Planning To Have Full Stadium With Tailgating This Fall

Following a season with limited capacity, the Buckeyes are ready to welcome back 100,000-plus fans.

During an interview with 10TV’s Dom Tiberi on Tuesday afternoon, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said the Buckeyes plan to have 100 percent capacity and tailgating at Ohio Stadium this fall.

Gene Smith just told @DOMTIBERI that Ohio Stadium will be full capacity with tailgaters this fall. pic.twitter.com/FWN649DL1r

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"We're going all the way live," Smith said. “We're tailgating. I mean, we don't see any change in what we had prior to COVID. Now we're hopeful that we don't end up in a situation where we have a huge spike as a result of the Delta variants. But right now, we're all the way live. We're a full stadium, full tailgating, the whole nine yards.”

Ohio State has been selling season tickets in anticipation of a full stadium for a little more than a month, which means the Sept. 11 home opener against Oregon could be the first game since played in front of a full stadium since 104,355 people attended the Buckeyes’ 28-17 victory over Penn State on Nov. 23, 2019.

Other programs throughout the conference already confirmed their intention to play with 100 percent capacity, including Minnesota, which is set to play host to Ohio State in the season opener on Sept. 2.

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