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2026
June
08,
2026
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
A new analysis suggests there is no correlation between athlete performance and the way the NFL values draft positions, challenging long-held beliefs about how professional football teams select new players each year. 
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January
30,
2026
| 12:00 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics posted record revenue of $336,077,887 for the 2025 fiscal year – eclipsing the previous record of $279,549,337 in revenue set in FY 2023.
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2025
December
04,
2025
| 16:20 PM America/New_York
Ohio State and its 36 varsity teams are experiencing the best-ever combination of academic and athletic success.
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August
30,
2025
| 14:13 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University Marching Band returned to Ohio Stadium in a blaze of glory. For the first time since 2001, TBDBITL sat in the north end of the ’Shoe – an old tradition made new. Another change this year is enhanced microphones and a
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August
27,
2025
| 12:15 PM America/New_York
The positive impact of Big Ten universities in their communities and around the nation will be highlighted in a new 30-second ad that will air during sporting events featuring conference members, starting with this week’s season-opening football
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May
21,
2025
| 15:47 PM America/New_York
Ohio State's Board of Trustees recognized an engineering scholar with the university’s newest and most prestigious award.
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February
19,
2025
| 11:56 AM America/New_York
Trustees heard from assistant coach Brian Hartline, who lauded the team’s performance on its way to winning the first national championship in the 12-team playoff era.
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2024
December
11,
2024
| 16:30 PM America/New_York
The Ohio State University football team is scheduled to play seven home games next fall, highlighted by a season-opening game v. Texas along with Ohio Stadium visits from Grambling, Ohio, Minnesota, Penn State, UCLA and Rutgers.
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January
17,
2024
| 16:17 PM America/New_York
Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. today announced that Ross Bjork will become the university’s next senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. Bjork, who
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2023
November
02,
2023
| 16:04 PM America/New_York
Ohio State’s eight-home-game football schedule is set for 2024. This will be the first season of Big Ten Conference competition in the new, expanded 18-team league with Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington joining as full-time members next year. 
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October
18,
2023
| 15:44 PM America/New_York
We are excited to announce the members of the search advisory committee for Ohio State’s next senior vice president and The Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director. 
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October
17,
2023
| 09:02 AM America/New_York
When he arrived at The Ohio State University in 2018, Kellyn Gerenstein had two goals: study engineering and play for the varsity football team as a walk-on. Football was a cornerstone of his life. When he couldn’t get an immediate walk-on tryout,
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September
08,
2023
| 09:00 AM America/New_York
Peyton McNamara’s first FIFA Women’s World Cup was historic twice over. Last month, The Ohio State University women’s soccer midfielder played for the Jamaican national team, which became the first Caribbean team to reach the tournament’s round of
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August
09,
2023
| 10:20 AM America/New_York
Gene Smith, Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation Athletic Director at The Ohio State University, will retire in July 2024. Smith has spent the past 18 years at Ohio State leading one of the largest and most successful and outstanding athletic
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January
26,
2023
| 15:30 PM America/New_York
It was a record rebound for The Ohio State University Department of Athletics in 2022. Following a year when COVID-19 disruptions impacted competition, ticket sales and the fan experience, the department reported $251,615,345 in revenue, according
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2022
November
11,
2022
| 14:06 PM America/New_York
The Paris Johnson Jr. Foundation has been selected as the 11th recipient of the Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
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September
17,
2022
| 22:19 PM America/New_York
For the 53rd year, The Ohio State University Marching Band alumni joined TBDBITL at Ohio Stadium to take part in pregame and halftime festivities Saturday evening.
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September
07,
2022
| 14:30 PM America/New_York
Hundreds of Ohio State University students, faculty, staff and local first responders swarmed up and down the steps of the stadium for the annual stair climb to honor and commemorate the sacrifices made during and after 9/11.
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September
02,
2022
| 15:30 PM America/New_York
“A Walk in Our ’Shoe: 100 Years of Ohio Stadium” is a free exhibition that will be on view in Thompson Library Gallery until Feb. 26, 2023.   
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July
28,
2022
| 10:00 AM America/New_York
Earlier this month, student-athletes from the Big Ten traveled to Alabama for a weekend-long trip. Part of the conference’s Big Life Series, the event took place in Selma and Montgomery, the epicenter of the civil rights movement.
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June
23,
2022
| 14:05 PM America/New_York
A year of celebrations of Title IX began at The Ohio State University Thursday when President Kristina M. Johnson and other members of the university’s female athletic community spoke about the role the landmark legislation has played in their
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June
21,
2022
| 18:15 PM America/New_York
This fall, 15 standouts will be enshrined in the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2022 includes Billy Ray Anders (football), Greg Bice (men’s lacrosse), John Bluem (men’s soccer coach), Charles W. Bolen (football/men’s basketball),
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June
01,
2022
| 12:00 PM America/New_York
Carlos Snow read a book cover-to-cover for the first time when he returned to The Ohio State University in the fall of 2019.“Other than the Bible, I mean,” he said. “I was really proud of that.”
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May
18,
2022
| 12:04 PM America/New_York
Five Ohio State Department of Athletics head coaches, including football coach Ryan Day, are positioned to receive contract extensions or new contracts this week pending approval by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
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May
17,
2022
| 11:00 AM America/New_York
The Ohio State University wasn’t Mac Podraza’s initial choice for college, but it was the right choice.“The stars aligned for me to come here. I don’t think I realized what was right in my backyard,” she said. “The thing that stood out to me was the
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May
02,
2022
| 14:00 PM America/New_York
Ohio State University President Kristina M. Johnson has been named to the College Football Playoff Board of Managers.
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April
27,
2022
| 18:22 PM America/New_York
With fireworks, photos and food, Buckeye trophy winners gathered this week to celebrate the conclusion of a remarkable year.
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March
04,
2022
| 11:30 AM America/New_York
When Andrea Braendli, goaltender for the Ohio State University’s women’s ice hockey team, competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the experience was wonderful, but chaotic.
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February
11,
2022
| 14:16 PM America/New_York
From football to volleyball to basketball players, the Buckeyes are thriving in the new environment of dealmaking now that student-athletes can profit from name, image and likeness opportunities.
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February
07,
2022
| 16:01 PM America/New_York
The design of the new playing surface that will be installed in Ohio Stadium late this spring won’t feature a wild scarlet and gray paisley pattern or anything close, and to be honest, how could it? Ohio State football holds a noble place in the
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