ADRIAN, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A Republican Ohio state representative who introduced a bill to make it a crime to plant a flag on the field at Ohio State University is employed by a Michigan college.
Joshua Williams is listed as an adjunct professor in the department of Sociology & Criminal Justice at Adrian College in Michigan. His biography page on the Ohio State Representatives page states he is currently teaching at Adrian.
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Williams is from Sylvania, Ohio, which is located on the state border and is about 24 miles from Adrian.
Williams introduced Ohio House Bill 700 known as O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act.
The bill states, “No person shall plant a flagpole with a flag attached to it in the center of the football field at Ohio stadium of the Ohio state university on the day of a college football competition, whether before, during, or after the competition. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.”
Vandalism in Ohio law is a felony in the fifth degree and punishable with a fine up to $2,500 and up to one year in prison.
On Nov. 30, the University of Michigan football team upset Ohio State, 13-10. After the game, several Michigan players carried their college flag to midfield and tried to post it. A scuffle broke out among players from both teams.
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