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Senior Advisor for Intercollegiate Athletics Ross Bjork today announced the hiring of Jake Diebler as head coach of the Ohio State men’s basketball program. Diebler, who becomes the 15th head coach in program history, will receive a five-year …

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 …

Twenty-one football seniors and their families were honored for their contributions to The Ohio State University before the final home game of the 2023 season at Ohio Stadium versus Minnesota. 

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. 

The Ohio State University offers tips, resources and reminders for what will be a busy game day:

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 …

Roadways near Ohio Stadium will be closed, limited parking will be available and CABS delays are anticipated due to concerts by Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks,Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard and Morgan Wallen.

Motorists are encouraged to plan for travel delays on and near campus this weekend because of the spring football game and the Ohio State 4 Miler.

The Ohio State University women’s basketball team is off to a hot start. The team is currently 21 and 4 and among the best in the Big Ten.A key factor in the team’s success? The fans. The thousands that attend each game give the Buckeyes a boost …

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 role of sports in advancing racial justice and equity was the focus of The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology’s (EHE) Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Event, held Jan. 24 at the Blackwell Inn and the Wexner Center …

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 its fifth consecutive weekly halftime show, The Ohio State University Marching Band gave an ogre-sized performance. Songs from 2001’s “Shrek” and its sequels were the stars of Saturday’s halftime show at the Rutgers game.

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.   

Alongside traditional favorites like bratwurst, popcorn, pretzels and nachos, Buckeye fans can look forward to several new food options when they visit Ohio Stadium for home football games this season.“We’re excited to offer fans a variety of game …

The start of the 2022 Ohio State football season, and one of the most eagerly anticipated Ohio Stadium home game schedules ever, is only eight days away. No. 2 Ohio State hosts No. 5 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, in one of the marquee …

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.