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According to multiple reports, former Ohio State defensive end Cameron Heyward has agreed to a four-year, $65.6 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers that will make him the highest-paid defensive player over the age of 30 in NFL history.

The #Steelers and DT Cam Heyward have agreed to terms on a 4-year extension worth $65.6M in new money, source said. In all he’s under contract for 5 years and $75.1M. He’s now the highest paid defensive player over 30 in NFL history based in yearly average.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 7, 2020

The 31-year-old Heyward has played his entire career in Read More

According to a report by Sports Illustrated’s Steve Deace, Michigan President Mark Schlissel is currently one of the largest obstacles in the Big Ten’s return to playing football in 2020 “to the point he’s threatening to have Michigan sit out even if the Big Ten votes to go in Read More

In a conference call with reporters earlier this week, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott noted he’s been speaking frequently with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren as both conferences work toward a potential winter or spring season.

Larry Scott says he and Kevin Warren are speaking frequently. "A high priority for the Pac-12 would be to align our seasons … It would be awesome to have some of the traditional postseason opportunities the Pac-12 and Big Ten have enjoyed with each other."

..spring Rose Bowl!

— Nicole Auerbach 😷 (@NicoleAuerbach) September 3, 2020

“A high priority for the Pac-12 would be to align our seasons,” Scott said. Read More

Though Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was hopeful early enrollee freshmen would be able to play for the Buckeyes during a potential spring season, it appears unlikely after West Virginia athletic director and NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee chairman Shane Lyons told ESPN’s Heather Dinich the committee does Read More

If the Big Ten presidents are going to have a vote on a potential return to football this fall, as Bucknuts’ Dave Biddle reported on Sept. 2, it’s likely going to have to wait at least through the weekend.

Nebraska president Ted Carter spoke today at a panel and disputed Read More

Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson shared the same message as athletic director Gene Smith and head football coach Ryan Day – she wants the Buckeyes to return to action. 

Although there were rumors that Johnson had been a part of a 12-2 vote in favor of canceling the season, Read More

Patrick is joined by returning champion Wyatt Crosher to talk about the Big Ten’s potential vote to move back into a fall season and the month filled with misfires that has landed the conference in such a difficult spot.

Then, some live (not really) reporting from on the ground at Read More

It had previously been reported that cardiac MRI scans revealed that 30-35 percent of Big Ten athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 appeared to have myocarditis, per Penn State’s director of athletic medicine, Wayne Sebastianelli. 

However, Sebastianelli provided clarification via a Penn State release after his comments were misunderstood Read More

When Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said he canceled the fall sports season because of “too much medical uncertainty and too many unknown health risks,” there were no specifics as to why the season had been ended.

New information has been uncovered regarding the link between COVID-19 and myocarditis, Read More

Recruiting Outlook is a new weekly series on Buckeye Sports Bulletin designed to be your one-stop shop for all news related to the Ohio State football recruiting trail.

• Valdosta (Ga.) Lowndes 2022 four-star dual-threat quarterback Jacurri Brown received an offer from Arizona State. Brown is the No. 6 dual-threat quarterback Read More