According to The Columbus Dispatch (free article), after canceling last year’s Big Ten football media days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will return to staging the press event this July 22-23.
However, reporter Bill Rabinowitz says instead of holding it in the traditional host city of Chicago, the Read More
When Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith spoke in favor of proposed legislation introduced by Ohio Sen. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg), he said that the bill allowing athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness might benefit Olympic sports athletes even more than those playing football and basketball.
Buckeye women’s Read More
The Dallas Cowboys, in an effort to bolster their already significant depth at the wide receiver position, today signed former Ohio State Buckeye Johnnie Dixon.
Dixon worked out with the team last week. He also recently tried out for the Browns at Cleveland’s rookie minicamp.
He joins a wide Read More
The Big Ten made $768.9 million in revenue in fiscal year 2020, according to documents reviewed by USA Today. That total is down from 2019, but it is still about $40 million ahead of the SEC for the top figure in the Power Five.
The Big Ten gave smaller Read More
Incoming Ohio State freshman Malaki Branham is one of 30 players named to the roster for the 2021 Jordan Brand Classic, making him the first Buckeye to reach an all-star game since Alonzo Gaffney (now with Arizona State) participated in the same event in 2019.
“While no game will Read More
ESPN recruiting analyst Jeff Borzello is doing a series (subscription required) on which men’s basketball programs have the highest quality of enticements for potential recruits.
He’s broken it down by conference, and in evaluating the Big Ten, he finds that the Buckeyes are one of top-tier teams in the league. Read More
Although technically not the opening weekend for college football, because there are games being played Saturday, Aug. 28 (including Nebraska at Illinois), Labor Day weekend’s slate is so loaded that Sports Illustrated writer Pat Forde this week actually described it as “lit.”
Ohio State will help set the Read More
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has signed a contract extension that keeps him with the university until June 2026, when he will be 70-years old.
The deal needs to approved by the school’s board of trustees, but that should happen this Read More
Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave has posted some impressive statistics while at Ohio State, and now the data and analytics experts at Pro Football Focus have taken a deeper dive into those numbers, allowing them to share yet another remarkable stat on Twitter.
This doesn’t obviously count times Read More
In an appearance Tuesday evening on 97.1 The Fan, Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann gave hosts of The Buckeye Show, Tim Hall and Eric Rieser a number of updates on a hectic offseason. Although he did point out it’s not as crazy as it could have Read More
