Ohio State Spring Game Slated For April 15; Tickets Are On Sale Now

COLUMBUS, OH — Regular season Ohio State tickets can be hard to come by, and they are expensive. The Spring Game is a great way to get the gameday experience for as little as $5 (free if you are an Ohio State student).

The Spring Game is also the perfect game to bring younger Buckeye fans to — sometimes it's tough for younger kids to sit all the way through four quarters of a regulation game, and if you do end up leaving early, you won't be out hundreds of dollars. Concession stands with food and snacks will also be open inside the Horseshoe.

Tickets for the 2017 Spring Game at Ohio Stadium went on sale over the weekend. The game is scheduled for Saturday, April 15, with a 12:30 p.m. start time, and free parking is available, according to ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, J.T. Barrett will be the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes in 2017, but the second- and third-string QB spots appear to be up for grabs. The Spring Game has traditionally been a format for fans to get a look at new recruits and competition for positions.

Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins are just two of the players looking for a place in the pecking order, but there is a new competitor in Las Vegas 5-star recruit Tate Martell who recently said on national signing day that he has “no issue competing with whoever.” Clearly, the Buckeyes are blessed with a dearth of quarterback talent well into the future.

Check out the video below to see some highlights from Martell's high school career:

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Tickets for the 2017 Spring Game can be purchased at https://go.osu.edu/SpringGameTix17. General admission prices are $5, plus there will be a limited number of $15 reserved club seats. Applicable service charges may apply. You might want to get your tickets early; last year's Spring Game had a record 100,189 fans in attendance, topping 2015's crowd of 99,722.

Tickets can also be purchased in person at the OSU Athletics Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 3). Group tickets – $4 for groups of 50 or more – are available by calling the Group Sales Office at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select Option 2). Fans requiring wheelchair-accessible seating are encouraged to purchase accessible seats in advance.

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