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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 …

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. 

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. 

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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)

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.

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.

“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.   

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.

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 …

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), …

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.”

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.

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 …

Ohio State University President Kristina M. Johnson has been named to the College Football Playoff Board of Managers.

With fireworks, photos and food, Buckeye trophy winners gathered this week to celebrate the conclusion of a remarkable year.

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.

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.

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 …

When the first women’s ice hockey games begin at the Winter Olympics on Feb. 3, five countries will have Buckeyes on their teams. The team rosters for Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and the United States will be bolstered by the participation …

The Big Ten Conference announced a revised 2022 Big Ten football schedule today that will complete a two-year alignment to game locations that resulted from changes in the pandemic-influenced 2020 schedule. 

On January 1, The Ohio State University will face off against the University of Utah in the Buckeyes’ 16th Rose Bowl appearance. Earlier this month, The Ohio State University Alumni Association hosted Todd Jones, senior writer for the …

The 2022 Ohio State football season will feature an eight-game home schedule – the first eight-game home season since 2012 – that will include games against Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Iowa. The season will also feature a new …

The Ohio State University Department of Athletics will initiate a number of action items to improve the game day experiences for all fans attending the 3:30 p.m. game against Tulsa this Saturday and for the rest of the season.

Tacos, margaritas and hand-crafted burgers join some fan favorites on the Ohio Stadium menu as Buckeyes return to the ’Shoe for the first time since 2019.

For a winning fan experience, The Ohio State University is encouraging attendees to allow additional time to get in and out of the stadium area as traffic and parking changes may cause delays.

The 2021 Ohio State University football season will feature a number of significant changes driven by new technologies, improved efficiencies, safety measures and construction projects.