Dot the I, pop the question

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COLUMBUS — For Greg Kirchner, a 2000 Boardman High School graduate, the ideal place to ask his girlfriend to marry him is Ohio Stadium.

Kirchner first met his girlfriend, Kristin Takacs, formerly of Cleveland, as Ohio State University freshmen in 2000. They lived across the hall from each other at Scott House during that first year of college and immediately hit it off.

So during halftime of Saturday’s OSU game against Youngstown State University, just as the tuba player dotted the “i” in Script Ohio, Kirchner got down on one knee with an engagement ring in his hand. Surrounded by strangers, Takacs said “yes” to Kirchner’s marriage proposal.

“It took me by surprise,” said Takacs, 24. “I couldn’t believe it. There were so many things going through my mind. We’ll definitely remember this. OSU is a special place for both of us. It’s a story to tell our kids.”

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