"Unfortunately, my experience with Coach Ryan Sprague was less than satisfactory. I came into his program hoping to see improvements in my strength and conditioning, but I found myself feeling unsupported and frustrated. One of the main issues was his lack of personalized attention. Despite signing up for coaching, I didn’t feel like my individual goals were prioritized. The workouts often felt too generic, and I struggled to see significant progress. There also seemed to be a lack of communication when it came to addressing my questions or concerns about the exercises or my form. Another area of concern was his approach to motivation. While some coaches can inspire and push athletes to exceed their limits, I didn’t feel that Ryan provided the necessary encouragement or guidance to keep me on track. It often felt like I was just going through the motions, without any real sense of growth. Ultimately, I didn’t feel that I received the value I expected from a professional strength and conditioning program. I would recommend potential clients to consider their options carefully and ensure that the coaching style aligns with their specific goals and needs."

"Never would I think that this great University would be held to such low standards with this program led by this man. Does not care about the fans, just about himself. Selfish and biased, and OSU can do better with just about any other hire for such a notable mascot program. "

"The prior review of this coach is consistent with our player’s experience. We would add that non-playing injuries are endemic on this team. What does it say about a team that has lost 7 players from one signing class, including starters, due to transfer and medical retirement? Lori has “standards” that are clearly selectively applied, and applied based on factors other than playing ability. The team culture is dysfunctional and abusive. It is shocking that, despite resources and talent, such an historic athletic program continues to tolerate such mediocre performance."

"Hard to see such a program be taken advantage of and ruined by such a selfish man. Horrible coaching and communication skills. OSU needs to fix this issue. It’s college kids, not a high school drama production as he treats it. Immaturity to top it off makes it tough to respect his actions as “coach.” "

"Thinks he is running a high school. Shouldn’t be in charge of any kids because he is not developing them. "

"Kelly did not have the players well being on her list of priorities. There were many scenarios where she put players mental health to the side— including multiple individuals attempting suicide. It was brought to her attention to have a class/training on what to do if we are faced with a situation like this, whether it be you or a teammate. Her response was— “yeah you are probably right because I don’t know what the f— to do”. After 8-9ish years of being a head coach at Ohio State (and previous coaching positions) with numerous mental health cases, she still had not taken it upon herself to educate the team or her. "

"Ohio State is a great school with a lot to offer, but I wish someone had warned me about Lori before I committed to my dream school. The culture was toxic, based off of fear and intimidation that she wished to instill into all of her players- and even some of the staff. She belittled any players and staff that disagreed with her. She frequently made public, inappropriate comments about players’ bodies, sexual history, and family relationships. She would isolate players who she did not care for and, quite frankly, bully them to quit to free up scholarship funds for incoming athletes. When staff or other players would stick up for said players, they would also be treated poorly and receive her wrath. When players are out hurt, she treats them as if they aren’t even apart of the team until they are healthy again. Lori should not be able to be in a position of power over anyone, but especially young women who are extremely malleable and experiencing independence for the first time. I strongly encourage those who want a healthy college athlete experience to look elsewhere."

"writes you off and then treats you like crap if she doesn't think you are good enough"