May 4, 2025

Mailbox: Ohio State is now a pro football team; school's NIL dealings don't feel right

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud appears on a C4 Energy drink advertisement at a Sunoco gas station located at 5800 Cleveland Ave. On college players getting paid To the editor: Columbus has always wanted a professional football team, and now it has one in our beloved Buckeyes. Players Stroud, Henderson, Smith-Njigba and Burke will be paid over a half million dollars by The Foundation to share their football prowess with us. Congratulations to them for cashing in. May I suggest in addition to their regular football statistics we add a column for pay for pass, catch and tackle to see whether that are earning their pay as student athletes? Michael Oser, Columbus To the editor: I’m a B school grad and retired businessman so I understand the concept of leverage. Still, I wish I could grasp how Brian Schottenstein and his foundation are doing more good for charities…

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