Doug Lesmerises

I'm going with a guy who I think is going to potentially provide two of the defining moments of the 2026 Ohio state football season.

And this is kicker Connor Hawkins.

And the first one is going to be when he makes the first 50 plus yard field goal for Ohio state since 2019.

And people are going to be throwing their babies out of the stand.

They're going to sell out of Connor Hawkins jerseys.

People are going to storm the field.

It is going to be like, do you, I was there when I,

Connor Hawkins made a 51-yard field goal against Ball State.

It was the greatest moment in Ohio State football history.

And it is going to unite this fan base like few other things.

And then there's going to come the time when he misses his first field goal of the year.

And everybody is going to have to like have a self-examination of like, do I still love him?

Am I still worried about this?

Is this the beginning of the end?

Is this a one-off?

What do I think?

Because the kicker position and the relationship between Ohio State fans and the kicker position has been so fraught.

And this guy feels like an answer.

And I did go, I have gone through this a little bit.

I can't remember what year it was, but it was like the Browns, when I was doing Brown stuff, had terrible kickers.