Here at Land-Grant Holy Land, we’re here because of a passion for Ohio State, or sports in general. That means anytime you see a LGHL writer on location away from Ohio State’s campus, we’re doing it based on passion, and getting there on our own dime.

This is my fourth season writing about Ohio State women’s basketball on Land-Grant and I’ve taken road trips to Minneapolis, Chicago, Louisville, Ann Arbor, and more to bring coverage of the Buckeyes to your phone or laptop.

Well, I love music as much, if not more, than covering women’s college basketball so I thought I’d share.

When I’m not at the Schott or practice, I’m at a concert or listening to music. Whether it’s driving to a game or while making dinner, there’s always a song going.

Outside of basketball writing, I also freelance over at Columbus Calling where I write concert reviews from some of the shows I go to around the city.

So, for each away game, I travel to this season, I’m sharing a playlist. Sometimes they’ll have a theme, sometimes they won’t. This first time around it’s a batch of songs that I’ve loved over the past couple years.

They stretch alternative to alt-country, some singer-songwriter. and even a sprinkling of punk. When I put it together, I looked for songs I liked but they were also good songs for a drive through the sometimes hilly trek from Central Ohio down to Athens.

It’s long enough to get you to the Convocation Center from around Columbus, minus any of that beautiful traffic you might run into on your travels. You’re on your own for the ride home.

None of the songs are pointed to any person or team, and I’m not responsible for you liking any of the songs. After all, musical tastes are more diverse than even the number of teams in the Big Ten, which says a lot.

Here are links to Apple and Spotify. If you have a different service, an app like SongShift is a great tool to transfer playlists from one service to another.

Away Day Playlist on Apple Music

Away Day Playlist on Spotify

Check back later in the season for trips to Ann Arbor, State College, College Park, and Bloomington. Plus trips to the Big Ten Tournament, and maybe March Madness?

If listening to music isn’t your thing, and you still need some noise for your ride to Athens, listen to the latest episode of the “LGHL WBB Podcast.” I talk about the Buckeyes’ close win over Belmont and preview games against two MAC schools this week.

Should you watch from home when the two Ohio sides battle on ESPN+, this music works anywhere.