Ohio State football safety Caleb Downs on Jim Knowles' departure: 'It was sad to hear'
Ohio State football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaves for Penn State
5 Jim Knowles replacements Ohio State can nab to keep Buckeyes defense dominant
Guerrieri represents the continuity option. He's a Knowles guy through and through, initially coming with him to Ohio State as a senior analyst back in 2022. After a year apart at Indiana in 2023, Knowles missed him so much that he convinced Day to bring him back to Columbus, where he spent this past season as safeties coach.
Report: Ohio State Spent $293M on Athletics in 2024; $28.5M on CFB Coaches amid Title
Having success in college athletics means a willingness to spend money. Ohio State's athletic department was no exception last year. Per Sportico's
Ohio State Predicted to Lose to Rival in College Football Playoff 2025
"First, Ohio State (No. 1 on [Mark] Schlabach's list) is obviously in despite a challenging 2025 schedule (No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Penn State at home, No. 13 Illinois and No. 21 Michigan on the road) and the requisite loss to the Wolverines," Connelly noted. "The Buckeyes will go 2-1 against the other headliners and advance at 10-2."
Looking Back: Ohio State Wins College Football Playoff National Title
Let's take a look back at Sports Illustrated's best images and coverage from the Buckeyes' championship night.
Ohio State University wins the college football national championship
The Ohio State University Buckeyes are national champions after defeating Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night. It was the first college football championship game played under the new 12-team format implemented this season.
Ohio State, National Champions of College Football’s Craziest Season Ever
A traditional superpower reasserts itself in the era of the 12-team playoff, conference realignment, the transfer portal, and paying athletes.
Ohio State celebrates and gets ready for all the changes coming to college football in 2025
The early betting favorite to win next year’s national championship is Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time is what sort of game will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.
UCLA football’s 3 top targets in 2024-25 transfer portal
The UCLA football team can get better ahead of the 2025 season by attacking the transfer portal. They have already secured commitments from 20 transfers, but the Bruins have lost 21 players to the transfer portal as well. There is still some good talent out there still looking for a new home, and here are a few players that the Bruins could target:
AP top 25 poll: Ohio State is No. 1 in final college football rankings
After emerging as the last team in the 12-team College Football Playoff, Ohio State predictably ended up as the No. 1 team in the final AP top 25 college footba
Ohio State wins College Football Playoff championship, beating Notre Dame 34-23
Ohio State wins College Football Playoff championship, beating Notre Dame 34-23.
Ohio State athletics hits NCAA record with operating expenses of $292.3 million in 2024
Ohio State had the largest single-year spending total for a college athletic department at a Division I public school during the 2024 fiscal year.
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Ohio State Athletics Spending Rose to Nearly $300M in FY24
Ohio State University, which has led the nation in athletic department spending for the past six years, reported a total of $293 million in expenditures for the 2023-24 season, according to its latest NCAA financial disclosures.