It has been no secret that LeBron James loves football. The Lakers forward has been very vocal about his love for the sport and has appeared on multiple occasions as a mega football fan.
He does not shy away from expressing his passion for football teams and good plays on his social media platforms. Recently he has been on a rave-mode supporting Deion Sanders and Colorado Buffaloes but LeBron’s love for football does not stop at that.
LeBron seconds Ryan Day’s “Ohio against the world” theory
In his latest stories on Instagram, the 38-year-old can be seen raving about the clutch win by the Ohio State University against Notre Dame. The final decisive play was made by the quarterback of the OSU which was a massive success worth being applauded. The Head Coach of OSU, Ryan Day also shared his feelings post-game which were backed by LeBron James on his story.
Ohio’s head coach Ryan Day got a bit emotional in his post game interview while expressing his feelings about the win. He referred to how amazing and hardworking his team is and how they have been questioned lately for their performances. He fired some shots at Lou Holtz and said, “I would like to know where Lou Holtz is right now, What he said about our team…. What he said about our team, I cannot believe!”
He further went on to say, “It’s a tough team right here, we are proud to be from Ohio, it’s always been Ohio against the World!”
LeBron agreed with the head coach and shared a post of Ryan Day’s statements. LeBron also wrote, “Always been that way!” expressing his agreement with the HC.
Reason for LeBron to support OSU
LeBron James has been an avid OSU fan for a very long time. LeBron was born and raised in Akron, Ohio which makes him a very loyal fan of the OSU. He has been an admirer of the OSU athletics throughout his career and even mentioned that he would have gone to OSU if he took the college path in life.
King James enlisted for the NBA draft right after highschool and didn’t see the need to play college basketball. But if he had, he would have chosen the Ohio State University as his preferred choice of college. LeBron even has an honorary locker in the Ohio state football locker room and is the first ever non-Ohio player to receive this honor.
The relationship between LeBron James and Ohio State is very amicable. Both the parties have benefitted from this relationship. The OSU has gained public recognition and improved their athletics profile while Lebron James got an opportunity to give back to the community. He has often been seen wearing OSU merch on and off the court and the Ohio State even made a limited-edition jersey bearing LeBron’s NBA kit number for him.
What do you think of LeBron’s football fan antics? What do you think LeBron would have accomplished if he went to OSU? We are eager to know your thoughts, so drop down in the comments and share with us.
