Ohio State lost at home for the first time since 2017. The Buckeyes and their fans on Saturday probably should have taken their drum major’s entrance as a hint it wasn’t going to be their day.

The Ohio State band is premier and the drum major is a huge part of it. Adam Bowman came sprinting onto the field before the huge game with Oregon and went sprawling.

The Buckeyes later fell, 35-28, in a game that saw well more than 1,000 yards of total offense.

Bounced right back up. Tougher than me. I'd be headed to the IR. https://t.co/oaylt7kHSt

— Adam Jardy (@AdamJardy) September 11, 2021

An update on the condition of Bowman from the Columbus Dispatch:

When he got to field level, though, gravity and momentum sent the second-year accounting major from Hebron, Ohio, sprawling. Bowman quickly popped back up, though, and pregame resumed without further incident.

The #Buckeyes drum major, Austin Bowman, has some scraped hands but bounced back without incident and, I'm told, is in great spirits about today's viral clip:https://t.co/Y5W3rR2bZo

— Adam Jardy (@AdamJardy) September 11, 2021