Ohio State pranked football players with a living mannequin

Ohio State's football team is preparing to defend its national championship when the season beings in September, and to make sure the players are ready for anything opponents may throw at them the team orchestrated a terrifying prank.

Ohio State's football team is preparing to defend its national championship when the season beings in September, and to make sure the players are ready for anything opponents may throw at them the team orchestrated a terrifying prank.

In the lounge area of the team facilities are several mannequins wearing the team's uniforms, so the team swapped one out for a real live person who would startle the players as they passed.

All the featured players have great reactions to the surprise, with quarterback Cardale Jones having the most extreme take as he hid behind a chair, while linebacker Raekwon McMillan is at the other end of the spectrum and seems unfazed by a mannequin coming to life and running at him.

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