Ohio State and TCU altered their home-and-home agreement into a single neutral-site game, which is a shame. To see the Buckeyes and their fans crammed into the 40,000-seat, renovated Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth would’ve been a treat in the era of big-time games played in antiseptic, soulless NFL stadiums. But we know exactly why these one-off games in antiseptic, soulless NFL stadiums survive: money. They’re basically bowl games without the contractual requirement to pay for a week’s worth of hotel rooms for your entire football team and half your athletics department. This year’s Ohio State-TCU game at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium has already been selected as ABC’s “Saturday Night Football” game for the week of Sept. 15, giving the Buckeyes the maximum amount of exposure, along with a high dollar amount. Eleven Warriors reported Tuesday Ohio State will be paid $5 million to appear at AT&T Stadium, which…
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