USC football: Ohio State band will follow the 'Script,' right down to dotting that 'i'

USC football: Ohio State band will follow the ‘Script,’ right down to dotting that ‘i’

Staff Writer

Sept. 12, 2009 3:30 PM PT

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All eyes will be on Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Matt Barkley during tonight’s game at Ohio Stadium.

But keep an eye out for Frank Cosenza Jr.

The Ohio State senior is a sousaphone player in The Ohio State University Marching Band and he will be dotting the ‘i’ tonight during the performance of ‘Script Ohio.’

I always knew they took their football seriously in Ohio, but the band also is on another level.

How many other universities supply the press box with a 12-page band media guide that includes a separate 10-page insert featuring detailed diagrams of the formations that will be performed before the game and at halftime?

--Gary Klein

Sports Now

Gary Klein

Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

USC football: Ohio State band will follow the ‘Script,’ right down to dotting that ‘i’

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