June 28, 2026

Why can Ohio high schools play football if the Ohio State Buckeyes can’t?


COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NFL is planning to play football in Ohio this fall and high schools are planning to play football in Ohio this fall, so why can’t the Ohio State Buckeyes play football in Ohio this fall? Believe me, you’re not the first one to come up with the comparison or the question. As soon as Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday officially gave the go-ahead to high school contact sports this fall, the cancellation of Big Ten fall sports a week earlier stood out even more. On the latest big Buckeye Talk Podcast on Wednesday, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and I talked all about it, as well as examining Ohio State’s latest recruiting win, a planned protest and a bunch of text subscriber questions. So what’s the difference? Well, one is that a week has passed, and in a world where news about the coronavirus can change daily…

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