Devin Cramer Equipment manager

Page content

Devin Cramer
Equipment manager

Student football managers such as Devin Cramer are in charge of putting on Buckeye stickers earned each week. Each player earns a sticker for a win, two for a Big Ten win and three for beating “That Team Up North.” Those achieving unit and individual goals earn extra stickers. None is awarded after a loss.
Gallery image 1
Student equipment managers are in charge of getting every piece of equipment ready for each practice and game. “Whether it was under coach Urban Meyer or coach Ryan Day, what I’ve learned most is every detail matters,” Devin Cramer said.
Gallery image 2
As the head student football manager, Devin Cramer is in charge of assigning the other 14 managers to jobs during each practice — including everything from setting up different stations to playing official. Cramer works directly with the football operations team to make sure each practice is perfectly coordinated and runs smoothly.
Gallery image 3

Student football managers such as Devin Cramer are in charge of putting on Buckeye stickers earned each week. Each player earns a sticker for a win, two for a Big Ten win and three for beating “That Team Up North.” Those achieving unit and individual goals earn extra stickers. None is awarded after a loss.

Student equipment managers are in charge of getting every piece of equipment ready for each practice and game. “Whether it was under coach Urban Meyer or coach Ryan Day, what I’ve learned most is every detail matters,” Devin Cramer said.

As the head student football manager, Devin Cramer is in charge of assigning the other 14 managers to jobs during each practice — including everything from setting up different stations to playing official. Cramer works directly with the football operations team to make sure each practice is perfectly coordinated and runs smoothly.

Major: Sport Industry

Job: Head student football equipment manager

Devin Cramer admits he was starstruck at the first Ohio State football practice he worked.

It was four years ago. He was a sophomore, starting out as an equipment manager for the Buckeyes — a team he grew up idolizing from his hometown of Ostrander, Ohio, 40 minutes north of Columbus.

“I never thought I’d be on the same field as J.T. Barrett or coach (Urban) Meyer,” Cramer said. “To grow up loving Ohio State football and then feel like you’re part of it is incredible.”

Cramer is critical to making sure operations run smoothly. To do that, he works closely with the football operations team to go through each practice and pre-game team script. Cramer then works with his team of 14 managers to ensure the necessary equipment is prepared and everything runs smoothly.

Some of those duties include getting equipment and uniforms ready for players, setting up warmup and practice drills and doing laundry — lots and lots of laundry.

“At a place like Ohio State, everything happens fast so you’ve always got to be thinking about what needs to be done next,” said Cramer, who has done everything from signaling plays to holding coaches’ headsets during games.

In all, it’s a year-round job with plenty of hours recorded during fall. However, it’s also a cool gig that shows him the life and duties of those in collegiate football operations — a career he is pursuing after graduating in December.

“If you think of football operations, equipment dips into each branch of what goes on,” Cramer said. “What I’ve learned is every detail matters.”