4:52 PM ET Ohio State has canceled a home-and-home series with Washington that had been scheduled for the 2024 and ’25 seasons, the schools announced Wednesday. In a statement, Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith said his school initiated the cancelation and will be responsible for a $500,000 penalty under terms of the contract that must be paid by February 2025. Editor’s Picks 36dMark Schlabach 1dBill Connelly 1 Related “As a result of the cancellation, we will add an eighth home game for the 2024 season, affording us the opportunity to have the funding to pay the penalty and guarantee for that eighth opponent,” Smith said. The series had been agreed to in 2017. It was to see the Buckeyes visit Washington on Sept. 14, 2024, and then the Huskies travel to Ohio State on Sept. 13, 2025. “We are very disappointed that our student-athletes, staff and Husky Nation won’t get…
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