June 29, 2026

Can Ohio State football fill the Big Ten’s leadership vacuum? Buckeye Talk Daily Pod


COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Those of you holding out hope for a fall Oho State football season — a group that includes the Buckeye players and their parents — received a final, emphatic answer from the Big Ten leadership on Wednesday. That leadership has been under criticism since last week’s announcement that all fall sports, including football, would be at best postponed until the second semester. Coaches, players, parents and fans wanted details and answers from Commissioner Kevin Warren and the Big Ten. They instead received silence. Ohio State has seldom thrown its weight around the Big Ten, despite being the king of the hill financially. As Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises discussed on Thursday’s Buckeye Talk podcast, there may be an opportunity to grab in the absence of more confident leadership from the Big Ten office. One school exerting its influence in a way the helps only or predominantly itself…

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