This was not a slight. The Buckeyes themselves don't practice on the stadium field, which is reserved for game days. It's a cardinal rule that you might attribute to Brian Blount, athletics grounds specialist at OSU,

No. 1 seed Ohio State continues its march toward a national championship after defeating 16-seed Stanford in penalty kicks (4-2) on Sunday. The game ended in a scoreless draw after double overtime, forcing the winner to be decided in PKs.

Stanford pushed top-ranked Ohio State into a shootout Sunday, but fell 4-2 on penalty kicks in a third-round men’s NCAA tournament game in Columbus, Ohio. After playing to a scoreless standoff through regulation and overtime,