Former Ohio State Buckeye and former ESPN analyst Chris Spielman moved to Fox last year, and filed a lawsuit he filed against Ohio State this past week. Spielman’s lawsuit centers on the school using his likeness for commercial gain without permission, specifically on banners in the stadium and gameday programs. He told Fox Sports Radio’s Jonas Knox and Dan Beyer (filling in for Doug Gottlieb on The Doug Gottlieb Show) Thursday that this started from finding out there were stadium banners with his likeness that were covered with corporate logos: Here’s the transcript of the key part: Beyer: “How did this come about and how long did it take for you to finally go forward with this lawsuit?” Spielman: “Well in October, I was actually doing a game on Fox and a friend sent me a text about – there was a banner of myself and 64 other guys in Ohio Stadium, which is…
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