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USA Today
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- USA Today
Ohio State Athletics to revenue share starting with four sports
Ohio State Athletics to revenue share starting with four sports College athletics is again going through some seismic shifts, and the latest came from the approved House Settlement last week. It'll significantly alter Name, Image and Likeness, how kids transfer, and more. If programs haven't gotten out in front of what everyone knew was coming, they are already behind. The Ohio State athletic department seems to be one of the programs that has its ducks in a row as another new era in college athletics begins. With athletic departments now expected to distribute funds directly to players, they need to find a way to pay out approximately $20.5 million and allocate those payments across the athletic universe on their college campuses. There's simply no way to pay every athlete in every athletic program where it's worth much, so Ohio State has a plan to start with four sports. OSU Athletic Director Ross Bjork met with the media on Thursday and went deeper into what this House Settlement with the NCAA means, and he touched on revenue pay. According to Bjork, the Buckeye athletic department will begin making payments to football, as well as men's and women's basketball, and lastly, women's volleyball. All of the $20.5 million will count towards scholarships handed out across all sports, but the remaining $18 million will be doled out to these four sports. That's interesting, and for sure football and men's and women's basketball make a lot of sense. I'm sure there was equity between male and female sports discussed here, but you have to wonder why softball wasn't a part of the initial equation -- especially with the rise in popularity. Regardless, it's a starting point and something that could change in the future, but we all know it starts and pretty much ends with football in Columbus, and that will always be the case as the biggest revenue-generating sport that funds all others. At some point, we'll get a look at what each of the athletic departments in the Big Ten and across the country decide to do, and it's important to note that NIL still plays a part, but not as much as it did before without gaining clearance from the Clearing House. It's just another swift change in college athletics, and you can bet the dust has yet to settle.
Reuters
13-05-2025
- Reuters
Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff facing DUI charge
May 13 - Ohio State women's basketball coach Kevin McGuff is facing a drunken-driving charge after police said they found him parked in his front yard last week in Dublin, Ohio. On Tuesday, authorities confirmed McGuff's arrest on May 6 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The incident report released Tuesday said Dublin officers located McGuff, 55, inside a Toyota SUV that was partially parked on his lawn. Another driver had called police to report a vehicle driving recklessly and striking several curbs, officials said. Responding officers performed several field sobriety tests, including asking McGuff to say the alphabet from D to R. "Kevin could only say 'D' and could not recite any other letters," read the police report obtained by the Columbus Dispatch. McGuff refused a breathalyzer test and was taken into custody and charged with OVI, a first-degree misdemeanor. He was released about an hour later into his wife's custody. Ohio State's athletic department said it was aware of the arrest and is "monitoring the situation closely." "This is an ongoing, personal legal matter, and the department will share additional information at the appropriate time," a school spokesperson said. McGuff has a 276-113 record since taking over at Ohio State in 2013. The Buckeyes have reached the NCAA Tournament eight times under his leadership, including 2024-25 when they finished with a 26-7 record. He was the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2023-24. --Field Level Media
