If the Ohio State Buckeyes don’t play football this fall, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is reportedly ready to recommend that The Ohio State University file a lawsuit against the Big Ten Conference. Yost told Randy Ludlow at The Columbus Dispatch that “a team of state lawyers studying Ohio State’s contracts with the Big Ten believe an ‘excellent contract claim for several tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue’ can be demanded in a lawsuit.” Yost said he has not yet discussed the plans with Ohio State officials, but he said, “I think we have a cause of action for violating contracts between the Big Ten and Ohio State and for illegal interference in a business relationship.” Yost does not believe that the Big Ten has the legal authority to delay or cancel the football season. The Big Ten and its member schools reportedly voted 11-3 in favor of postponing…
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