The state of Ohio is going for its second championship of 2015.
The Ohio State Buckeyes brought home the College Football Playoff championship back in January, and now the Cleveland Cavaliers are gunning for a win in the NBA Finals.
So the Buckeyes are lending their support to their in-state sports brethren, with head coach Urban Meyer on site for Game 3 of the Finals on Tuesday night.
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Check out Meyer getting the crowd at Quicken Loans Arena more than a little noisy with the classic "O-H-I-O" chant:
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It's not a surprise that Meyer and the Buckeyes are sharing in the Cavs' quest for an NBA title. After all, Cavs superstar LeBron James is a professed Ohio State fan, and he's showed up at a few games during Meyer's tenure as head coach. James was even on hand for the national championship game earlier this year.
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Between Meyer's in-person rallying and the unending Twitter support of quarterback Cardale Jones — the Cleveland native who picked a Twitter fight with Bulls big man Joakim Noah earlier during the NBA postseason — the Cavs undoubtedly have the Buckeyes' championship pedigree in their corner.