Joey Kaufman
Ohio State Football Beat Writer and Reporter at The Columbus Dispatch
Co-Host at BuckeyeXtra Football Podcast
Ohio State football beat writer at The Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network. Email me at [email protected]
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1 week ago |
timesreporter.com | Joey Kaufman
Ohio State’s attempt to repeat as national champions begins with a formidable schedule in the regular season. Three nonconference games start with a potential top-five matchup with Texas, and five out of the nine Big Ten games are away from Ohio Stadium, including a trip to the West Coast for a second straight season. Some teams always surprise, making it a bit of a challenge to assess the true strength of a schedule over the summer. Remember Indiana?
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2 weeks ago |
timesreporter.com | Joey Kaufman
Elijah Newman-Hall, a running back from Tampa, Florida, made a verbal commitment to Ohio State on June 13. Newman-Hall is the first piece in the Buckeyes’ recruiting class for 2028, a group that includes rising high school sophomores. He announced his pledge days after visiting Ohio State for a camp. Debuting as a freshman on the varsity team at Blake High School last fall, he ran for 829 yards and eight touchdowns, according to statistics on MaxPreps.
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2 weeks ago |
dispatch.com | Joey Kaufman
Ohio State will begin paying athletes in football, men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball starting July 1st. The payments are part of a revenue-sharing model stemming from a recent antitrust settlement with the NCAA. The athletic department will distribute about $18 million to athletes for NIL usage, with football and men's basketball expected to receive the largest share.
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2 weeks ago |
timesreporter.com | Joey Kaufman
Ohio State will begin paying athletes in football, men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball starting July 1st. The payments are part of a revenue-sharing model stemming from a recent antitrust settlement with the NCAA. The athletic department will distribute about $18 million to athletes for NIL usage, with football and men's basketball expected to receive the largest share.
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2 weeks ago |
dispatch.com | Joey Kaufman
Four-star defensive end Khary Wilder has verbally committed to Ohio State. He is a top-250 overall prospect and chose Ohio State over other major programs. This commitment fills a need for the Buckeyes on the defensive line. Ohio State has received a verbal commitment from Khary Wilder, a four-star defensive end from Southern California. Wilder revealed his pledge on June 10, a little more than a week after taking his official visit to the school. “Go Buckeyes,” he wrote in a post on X.
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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: https://t.co/GFEE93zuOv
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: https://t.co/sDVvTveMld
Jerry Emig, the longtime Ohio State sports information director, is retiring next year, the school has announced: https://t.co/kTgDGo4PWZ