B/R 5th Down: Ohio State's New Throwback Jerseys and More

Editor's Note: Bleacher Report's 5th Down captures the top social media college football stories of the week. As this long, bitter offseason continues, we'll focus on moments from the schools, coaches and players that kept us entertained as we wait for actual college football to make its highly anticipated return.

1. First look at a centennial throwback for Ohio State

A recruit's father somewhat spoiled the surprise for Ohio State's newest alternate uniforms, which are throwbacks to the Buckeyes of 100 years ago.

During 5-star cornerback commitment Shaun Wade's visit to Columbus over the weekend, Wade's father posted a picture of a new uniform to Facebook. Andrew Lind of the Tidewater News later confirmed that the uniform in Wade's picture was Ohio State's alternate for the 2016 season.

According to Alex Gleitman of 247Sports, the uniforms resemble the ones worn by Ohio State around the time of its 1916 conference championship—the first in the Buckeyes' illustrious football history. 

This look is a return to the trend of Ohio State alternate uniforms that were based on great Buckeye teams of the past but have sleeker, modern updates. Last year, the Buckeyes went with an all-black look for their alternates.

The throwbacks will certainly be eye-openers in today's college football landscape, but they're still sharp. Whenever Ohio State wears these this fall, it'll be a visually appealing blast from the past.

2. Jim Harbaugh's simple satellite camp salutation and impressive jersey collection

In addition to his war of words with Alabama head coach Nick Saban and anyone else who dares to cross him, Jim Harbaugh is keeping himself quite busy with Michigan's huge number of satellite camps.

And in true Harbaugh fashion, he isn't doing things the normal way.

At a camp last week, Harbaugh introduced himself to new Georgia head coach Kirby Smart—who was the target for one of his numerous Twitter barbs earlier this offseason—as just "Harbaugh."

Harbaugh made his peculiar greeting to Smart and coached the camp in Atlanta while wearing a Hank Aaron baseball jersey (Harbaugh even met with Aaron in Atlanta as well as Michigan native and retired pro wrestler Scott Steiner, creating the most surprising collection of individuals in football camp history).

Instead of going shirtless like he famously did last summer, Harbaugh is going with a variety of jerseys on this year's satellite camp tour:

When he led a satellite camp in Florida with one of his former Stanford assistants, USF head coach Willie Taggart, he wore one of the Bulls' bright alternate jerseys with Taggart's name on the back:

Harbaugh saved the best of the week for last. On Sunday, he rocked an Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers jersey that was tucked into his famous khakis during a camp at Old Dominion, which is located in Iverson's home state of Virginia:

We're hitting the grueling stretch of the offseason with three months to go, but Harbaugh is showing no signs of slowing down. There's no telling what he'll say—or wear—next as Michigan continues its barnstorming tour of the country.

3. Deshaun Watson gets dunked at Elite 11 Finals

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is usually on the right side of an accurate bullet pass. But during this weekend's Elite 11 Finals, the 2015 Heisman finalist had to pay the consequences of another quarterback's impressive throw.

Watson, a coach at the high school quarterback competition in California, sat on the dangerous ledge of a dunk tank as 3-star recruit Jake Haener took aim. The California native fired a beautiful ball from an impressive distance that hit the target perfectly, causing Watson to splash down below:

The dunk tank toss was part of what was an impressive opening day for Haener, who was one of the lesser-known recruits at the event. According to Luke Stampini of 247Sports, Haener "threw the ball with great velocity and accuracy from start to finish" and picked up a scholarship offer from Florida Atlantic.

Haener doesn't have an offer from a Power Five school yet, but he'll have a chance to turn some more heads across the country after his dunking of Watson went viral.

4. Former Alabama RB Kenyan Drake approves of Ole Miss' new field

In 2014, Kenyan Drake suffered a gruesome leg injury on Ole Miss' artificial turf field. But after making a full recovery and helping lead Alabama to a national title, the former Tide running back can joke about a big change coming to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

After the Ole Miss Athletic Foundation tweeted a picture of a new grass-field installation at the Rebels' stadium, Drake sent out his appreciation of the switch:

It's good to see that Drake, who was selected in the third round by the Miami Dolphins in April's NFL draft, can draw some humor out of his unfortunate injury. Drake's ankle injury was one of the worst-looking of the last few years in college football, but he's back to burning up the field with his trademark speed.

If anything else, Drake's tweet gave Alabama and Ole Miss fans some more fuel for their rivalry fire ahead of the Rebels' quest for three straight wins over the Tide later this fall. 

5. You can already see the field outline for the "Battle at Bristol"

Here's a great sign that college football is getting closer: Satellite images show field preparation for one of 2016's biggest neutral-site contests.

As Andrew Holleran of College Spun pointed out, aerial shots from Google Maps of Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee currently show field lines at the famous race track. Tennessee and Virginia Tech are set to play in the first "Battle at Bristol" on September 10:

Google Maps (screenshot)

Holleran also noted the speedway sits 150,000 fans in its grandstands, and there's enough room around the football field for even more seating.

Google Maps (screenshot)

The unique matchup between the Volunteers and the Hokies should completely smash attendance records for a college football game, and these images serve as a reminder that we're getting even closer to kickoff.

6. Will Muschamp's dry humor is still on point

New South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp knows it's good to be able to crack jokes about yourself from time to time. 

At the SEC spring meetings in Destin, Florida, this past week, Muschamp stole the show with a few great one-liners. When he was asked about facing former employer Florida in an SEC East showdown later this year, Muschamp kept it real:

The defensive-minded head coach had major issues with offense during his time with the Gators, and Gamecock fans are hoping those won't be repeated in Columbia. Muschamp has a simple plan to make sure that doesn't happen again:

According to James Crepea of AL.com, Muschamp was also asked about a joke he reportedly told about how one gets a graduate degree from Auburn, where he served as a defensive coordinator for the second time last year. He didn't totally deny it:

For a coach who is mostly known for his fiery personality on the sidelines, Muschamp's wit is underrated. It's not at the level of his legendary predecessor at South Carolina, but who can compare with such greatness?

7. Pitt QB Nate Peterman joins the trick-shot parade

The offseason of trick shots from college quarterbacks continued across Memorial Day weekend with several Big 12 passers tossing balls to receivers on jet skis. 

Later in the week, new Pitt quarterback Nate Peterman submitted his own highlight reel of trick shots with the help of head coach Pat Narduzzi:

Peterman's tape stands out because of the landmarks around Pittsburgh and the wide variety of tricks he uses. He throws balls over a fountain and off a bridge—celebrating the latter with a perfect cannonball into a river—before knocking water bottles off a teammate's head and pinging passes off goal posts.

The former Tennessee quarterback even gets his wife involved in the action, perfectly striking a soccer ball that she rainbow flicks into the air.

The video ends with "To Be Continued," so keep your eyes peeled for more of this Panther passer this offseason.

8. Colorado DC Jim Leavitt needs to work on his belly flops

Let's go from cannonballs to belly flops as the summer starts to heat up across the country. Colorado defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt could use more work in the latter category.

The former USF head coach posted a video of his attempt in the finals of a belly flop competition, and things did not go well at all:

(Shout out to the girl sitting closest to the pool after Leavitt hits the water. She has the perfect reaction to the lopsided splash.)

Leavitt also tweeted a photo of the aftermath, and you can almost see the disappointment in his submerged face:

A defensive coordinator such as Leavitt should know you just can't lead with your head anymore. Come on, Coach.

9. And, finally, ULL players endure the toughest wall sit of all time

Imagine doing a classic wall sit. Feel the pain starting to build up in your legs as times drags on forward. Put yourself in some tough early summer heat, too.

Now imagine doing this wall sit with a weight plate on your lap. And if that's not enough, picture your strength and conditioning coach standing on that plate.

For several members of UL-Lafayette's football team, that insane exercise was a reality, as strength and conditioning coach Lew Caralla walked across the Ragin' Cajun players' laps. 

The pain is evident in the expression of the player getting stepped on—the fifth from the left. The one immediately next to him is already bracing for what's about to come. 

Caralla doesn't look like a big guy, but those sits have to be insanely tough. Hopefully all of that will pay off for the Cajuns this fall as they look to bounce back from what was a rare losing season in 2015.

Justin Ferguson is a National College Football Analyst at Bleacher Report, and he wants to see Jim Harbaugh wear a DeMarcus Cousins jersey when Michigan is in Boogie's hometown of Mobile, Alabama, later this week. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.