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Ohio State gets brutally roasted for being 'soft' following proposed legislation to ban flag-planting

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Following a brutal 13-10 loss to Michigan back on Nov. 30, things have gone from bad to worse in Columbus. On Tuesday, Port Clinton News Harold reported that State Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Twp., was introducing legislation to make it a felony to plant a flag at Ohio Stadium.

"I am proud to introduce the O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act to make flag planting at midfield a felony in the state of Ohio," Williams wrote. "Behavior that incites violent brawls and puts our law enforcement officers in danger has no place on the football field."

As soon as news of the legislation spread to social media, fans and analysts from all across the country took aim at Ohio State. But it wasn't just folks outside of Ohio State's fanbase that took issue with the proposed legislation. Some of the Buckeye faithful were also angered - and embarrassed - by the State Rep's proposal.

Here's just some of the reaction from social media on Wednesday:

While it's hilarious to see Ohio State squarely in the crosshairs from fans all across the country, the reality is that this legislation has a 0.0% chance of being passed. However, it does seem likely that we could see some action from the NCAA in an effort to ban and penalize flag-planting moving forward.

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Christopher Breiler launched Winged Helmet Media and began covering the Michigan Football program in an unofficial capacity in 2017. He then joined Wolverine Digest as part of the FanNation network in 2021 as a contributing writer, where he served as both a writer and a photographer on game days. In 2024, he took over as the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI. His love for Michigan Football brought him into the industry, and his passion for being a content creator has led to some amazing experiences along the way.

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