Ohio State parents meet for prayer before game

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“We just basically pray that God will watch over each and every one of us, including our boys and the opposing team,” Woodruff said. “We don’t want any injuries for anybody. We pray for safe travels for everybody, to and from, and we just give God all the glory because that’s the reason we’re here today.”

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Woodruff said Annie Apple, mother of former Buckeye Eli Apple, started the tradition.

“When we arrived, as freshman parents, we were on the committee, so I filled in for prayer gate whenever she wasn’t available to do it,” Woodruff said, “so for the last two years, I’ve been leading the prayer gate since Annie Apple has been gone. It’s a tradition that’s been passed off from the beginning to now.”