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Ohio State director of athletics Gene Smith

COLUMBUS — Prior to Ohio State head coach Ryan Day’s weekly Tuesday media availability, OSU athletic director Gene Smith stopped by to address the growing debate regarding California SB 206 and students’ rights to name, image, and likeness. On Monday, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that would allow college athletes in California to earn money from their name, image, and likeness. The law is intended to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

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Meet the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2019

June 6, 2019by The-Ozone Staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio – This fall, 10 new members will be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. The group includes Boyd Cherry (football), Justin Fry (baseball), Jim Foster (women’s basketball coach), AJ Hawk (football), Stan Lyons (men’s track and field), Thad Matta (men’s basketball coach), Mike Nugent (football), Andrew Pierce (men’s track and…

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Independent Investigation Finds Ohio State Doctor Richard Strauss Abused Students From 1979 to 1998

May 17, 2019by Tony Gerdeman

An independent investigation completed by the firm of Perkins Coie has detailed sexual abuse committed by former Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss on at least 177 former OSU students while Strauss was employed by the University from 1979 to 1998. Ohio State released the report on Friday, which also states that University personnel at the time had…

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Big Ten Announces Commissioner Jim Delany Stepping Down in 2020

March 4, 2019by Tony Gerdeman

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany will be stepping down at the end of June next year, the conference announced on Monday. Delany’s contract expires June 30, 2020 and will not be renewed. Delany has been in this role since 1989, so this day was eventually coming. The conference has already begun the search process for a replacement.

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Photo Gallery | Ohio State (78) vs. Illinois (70)| 01-31-19

January 31, 2019by Jim Davidson

The Buckeyes built a “comfortable” 11-point lead over the Fighting Illini with 1:12 left in the 4th quarter, but someone forgot to tell the visitors…

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40 From Football Team Earn OSU Scholar-Athlete Honors

April 9, 2018by Tony Gerdeman

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An eight-year high 40 members of the Ohio State football team are among the record number of student-athletes named an OSU Scholar-Athlete today. A total of 692 student-athletes – those with 3.00 or better grade point averages for the year – will be honored for their academic achievements…

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More Big Changes Coming To The-Ozone

July 29, 2017by John Porentas

Our first podcast aired today, and yesterday we unveiled our revamped photo presentation. The early reviews on both those enhancements to the-Ozone have been very…