Just because spring practice is canceled and players and coaches are having to meet virtually instead of on-campus doesn’t mean that they can’t have a little fun on April Fool’s Day. Ohio State’s coaching staff took full advantage.

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On April 1, head coach Ryan Day and strength coach Mickey Marotti decided to pull a prank on some of the Buckeye players while holding a virtual meeting. The joke? That Marotti was leaving Ohio State football…to join a rock band.

Marotti insisted that being a drummer was his passion, and that he would be chasing this opportunity. He even showed off the drum-set in his home in an attempt to sell the prank.

It wasn’t clear how successful the joke was, but there were probably a few concerns among the players during the meeting. Below is the clip of the prank that Day shared on social media: