Ohio State giving iPads to all its athletes

Ohio State is dotting the iPad.

The nation’s largest athletic department announced Wednesday that it will begin providing all of its student athletes with iPads this fall as part of an academic support initiative. Ohio State had a record number of scholar athletes (548 had at least a 3.0 GPA) in the past academic year, and the school is poised for another strong finish in the Directors Cup.

The initiative, part of Ohio State’s Digital First program, will provide 500 iPads to select teams this fall, with the goal being to supply every student-athlete with an iPad in the next two years.

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