Joey Kaufman

The ongoing debate over the College Football Playoff format is keeping Ohio State from beefing up future nonconference schedules with more home-and-home series against power conference schools like Texas. "You could say we're in a holding pattern." dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

We're running our first Ohio State football fan poll. What would most define a successful season in 2025? Are there too many noon kickoffs? Will the Ryan Day era produce another national title? Share your thoughts on 20 questions about the Buckeyes: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Following the postgame brawl at Ohio State last year, Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said, “There’ll be no more flag planting.”

Penn State coach James Franklin on poaching Ohio State defensive coordinator: "We were able to go out and get arguably the best defensive coordinator in college football. It was a big get." dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Ohio State has again sold more than 56,000 football season-tickets to the general public, faculty and staff, nearly reaching last year's recent high: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Former Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith spoke with The Dispatch about staying active in retirement, including joining Maryland as a consultant for the next six months: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Ryan Day gave a short response when asked how to beat Michigan this year. “Score more points than them.”

Ryan Day continues to see Ohio State's starting quarterback competition between Lincoln Kienholz and Julian Sayin as neck and neck. From his opening address at Big Ten media days: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti on the conference’s place in the pecking order compared with the SEC: “We stand by what we do in the Big Ten. The national results have shown that.”

Nothing beckons the start of Big Ten football like a casino in the Mojave Desert:

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Ohio State will pay a combined $2.7 million for its two recently scheduled nonconference games against Navy and Youngstown State in 2029: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

In a news conference earlier this afternoon, Ohio State A.D. Ross Bjork discussed revenue sharing and other changing elements of the college sports landscape following the House settlement. The highlights via @brdispatch: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said football, men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball will receive direct payments through the new revenue-sharing model as part of the House settlement: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Jerry Emig, the longtime Ohio State sports information director, is retiring next year, the school has announced: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

As Ohio State begins revenue sharing over the next academic year, it will dedicate $18 million to directly pay athletes. The rest of the maximum allowed amount under the House settlement is reserved as funding for new scholarships, A.D. Ross Bjork said: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…

Following approval of the House settlement, Ohio State is launching an in-house NIL entity with Learfield to facilitate deals for athletes. The founders of the school's primary collectives will serve in advisory roles for the new Buckeye Sports Group: dispatch.com/story/sports/c…