By Don “Doc” Sanders

In the late 1980s a farmer with a small swine operation in Champaign County occasionally called me with a health issue in one or more of his sows. To protect his identity, I am calling him Jack. Sometimes it was a gilt (young but mature female pig) delivering her first litter of pigs. Other times it might be to fix a prolapsed rectum in a grower pig or sometimes in an adult sow.

These swine prolapse cases occur primarily because of feeding moldy corn to the pigs. Other health issues may contribute to this condition, but moldy feed has to be considered the most likely cause.

I enjoyed providing vet service to this farm because the owner I would classify as a unique character. His swine operation consisted of a dozen or so sows and one boar. I might be called to provide veterinary care to the farm once or twice a year or so.

Jack also held a job in town to augment his swine operation’s income although I suspect the pork side of his business barely did more than break even. Jack planned to make his niche in local history by growing his boar to beat the national record for largest boar hog.

I first saw Chief in 1989 while this boar was being pampered at Jack’s farm. Jack was shooting for the appointed largest boar in the world recognized by Guinness World Records.

Jack had done his due diligence. He had purchased a large-framed Poland China boar a couple of years earlier. If readers are unfamiliar with the breed, these pigs have a black body with a white muzzle and forehead, four white feet with a blotch of white on their tail.

Jack recognized that Chief had the potential size to win the big boar contest. Chief weighed at just a little over 1,000 pounds.

Even though I have significant swine nutrition experience, Jack did not collaborate with me. This was not an issue for me because of the circumstances. Plus, Jack’s program was geared towards Chief getting heavier rather than more muscling.

I would classify Chief’s diet as not economically feasible for the average swine herd. He was not picky about his beer. He drank them all with gusto …Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bush, Budweiser, and Yuengling. The breweries provided the beer for free. Champaign Landmark feed mill supplied the feed.

Chief was the world champion in 1988, champion at the Indiana state fair and won the Buckeye Big Boar award at the Ohio State Fair in 1986, 1987, and 1989. Chief’s ultimate award was being a guest on late night television with David Letterman. It was quite an event with Letterman fawning over Chief. Chief ultimately made the Guinness record by being appointed as the largest boar the in world.

Will Howard and the Ohio State Buckeyes were unable to pull off a win last week on the road against the Oregon Ducks. It was a tough loss to swallow, but one that truly doesn’t come close to hurting their chances of getting into the College Football Playoff.

Ohio State would have loved to win the game, but they’ll get another chance to make a statement in the near future.

At the end of the game, Howard made a critical mistake when he slid too late as time expired on the final play of the game. His mistake took the chance away for the Buckeyes to attempt a field goal to win the game.

Despite the criticism he has faced for his error, Howard still proved that he’s capable of beating elite teams. With that being said, he’s also receiving Heisman Trophy hype still.

Bleacher Report recently took a look at the players that have a shot at winning the award at this point in the year. Howard was on the list, although he was in Tier 4 on the list.

“So far, the enduring moment of Howard’s year is burning the final seconds in the loss at Oregon. Not great! He’ll be battling the aftermath of that decision all season, but Ohio State has a few marquee opponents—No. 3 Penn State, No. 16 Indiana and No. 24 Michigan—left on the schedule. And if, say, there’s a rematch with Oregon for the Big Ten title, redemption is possible.”

He might be low on the Heisman watchlist, but still being included is certainly something to be proud of for the quarterback.

So far this season, Howard has completed 73.3 percent of his pass attempts for 1,574 yards, 14 touchdowns, and just three interceptions. He has also picked up 77 yards and scored five touchdowns on the ground.

Those numbers show why he deserves to be mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate. The chances that he actually wins the award or even becomes a finalist are low, but he has a shot.

If Howard can win out with Ohio State and put up big-time production while doing it, he could make some noise.

While he came into the season as the Buckeyes’ expected weakest link, Howard has proved the critics wrong. He’s shown that he’s the kind of quarterback that can power his team to wins over national championship contenders. Unfortunately, the job wasn’t completed, but the team was in a position to win.

All of that being said, Howard will have another chance to boost his Heisman positioning when Ohio State faces off against Nebraska on October 26th after their bye week.

The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 16, 2024, results for each game:

Powerball

Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.

04-30-39-44-60, Powerball: 11, Power Play: 2

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Pick 3

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.

Midday: 5-8-3

Evening: 6-0-2

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Pick 4

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.

Midday: 0-4-8-9

Evening: 4-9-6-2

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Pick 5

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.

Midday: 2-1-0-8-9

Evening: 7-5-9-2-2

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Rolling Cash 5

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.

04-08-18-23-34

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Classic Lotto

Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m.

10-18-26-28-32-39, Kicker: 8-7-5-0-0-7

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Lucky For Life

Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 10:35 p.m.

05-29-32-45-46, Lucky Ball: 07

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