Ohio State University is beloved for its winning football tradition. But can it compete with other big-name schools when students can get paid to play? OSU can work with groups called collectives to recruit players, but it cannot pay the athletes directly. It also cannot direct its own money to the collectives. So the school is sending a message that it welcomes fans' “help in keeping Ohio State at the top of the college athletics landscape.” - Laura |
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Browns at Cincinnati Bengals: 1 p.m. Sunday, Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati. TV: WOIO Channel 19. Radio: WKRK FM/92.3, WNCX FM/98.5, WKNR AM/850. Northeast Ohio weekend weather forecast: Cloudy, cool weekend with chance of showers |
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The Ohio State football headquarters at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in Columbus, Ohio. |
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NIL help: Ohio State touted its nation-leading name, image and likeness revenue opportunities for athletes in the early months of that new frontier in college sports. Less than a year later, however, the athletic department is concerned about where it stands relative to other major programs, reports Nathan Baird. As collectives grow, money flowed into some at a rate that those affiliated with OSU have not been able to match. Portman retirement: In an era of partisan strife that’s made compromise increasingly difficult in the nation’s capital, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman plans to keep brokering political deals until he leaves the Senate in January. Sabrina Eaton reports Portman regards legislative compromise as a big part of a U.S. senator’s job, but he bemoans that it’s become harder to do in an era of harsh political divisions. In retirement, he says he plans to work on initiatives to promote civility and public service. Firefighter amendment: The Ohio Senate voted down legislation Wednesday that would lengthen the minimum required prison sentence of anyone convicted of killing a firefighter or EMS worker while driving, setting up a possible negotiation session to hammer out differences in the bill with the Ohio House. Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, said mandatory minimums pave a road to “injustice” by removing discretion from judges who are familiar with the given facts of a case, reports Jake Zuckerman. Today in Ohio: Within 24 hours of unveiling the idea, Ohio Senate Republicans passed legislation Wednesday that would expand the ability to drill in state parks and reclassify natural gas as “green energy.” We’re talking about the absurdity on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Pension fund: President Joe Biden announced the failing Central States Pension Fund, which serves almost 40,000 Ohioans, will get $36 billion from the American Rescue Plan to prevent drastic cuts to the pensions of the more than 350,000 union workers and retirees it covers. Sabrina Eaton reports it will be the largest single chunk of money awarded to any program from the American Rescue Plan and it will be “the largest single award of assistance for retirement security ever.” State Fair: Ohio State Fair officials are looking at a plan to dramatically change the Ohio State Fairgrounds by demolishing 20 buildings, building 15 new facilities and adding campsites, among many other changes. Jeremy Pelzer reports it remains to be seen, though, exactly how much the changes proposed in the plan will cost, how willing state lawmakers are to appropriate the millions that will be needed to pay for the overhaul, and when work might start. Ethics code: Meals and vacations that a wealthy evangelical Ohio couple bestowed on conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices were cited as a reason the nation’s highest court needs an ethics code at a Thursday hearing by the House Judiciary Committee. Sabrina Eaton reports Gayle and Don Wright of Centerville, Ohio, were part of a program called “Operation Higher Court” that recruited “wealthy donors and stealth missionaries” to befriend justices that shared its conservative social and religious sensibilities. |
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Glenville: The Glenville High School football team was honored Thursday as state champions with a police-escorted motorcade from the school to Cleveland’s Public Hall for a celebration rally. John Kuntz has photos of the parade honoring the Tarblooders’ Division IV title game win last Saturday, their first state championship. It’s also the first championship football win for Cleveland Metropolitan School District since the playoff era started in the mid-1970s. Global Center: The public may look on the Global Center for Health Innovation spending more favorably now that County Council has already committed $40.4 million – over 75% of it in new debt – to renovating the building. Kaitlin Durbin reports that in a Baldwin Wallace/cleveland.com poll, 11% answered they “strongly support” the publicly funded renovations, while 13% said they “strongly oppose” it. Most, however, landed somewhere in the middle, with 33% saying they “somewhat” support the project and 21% answering they somewhat oppose it. |
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Keybank: A fair-lending advocacy group is walking away from working with KeyBank because it says the bank isn’t living up to its promises to be a better lender in marginalized communities. Sean McDonnell reports the National Community Reinvestment Coalition released a report Thursday that says KeyBank’s mortgage lending got worse, instead of better, while the two organizations worked together. MetroHealth audit: An independent auditor has been hired to review MetroHealth’s policies as the health system continues to investigate what it says were $1.9 million in unauthorized bonuses given to former President and CEO Akram Boutros, Cliff Pinckard reports. It's unclear when the results of the audit are expected but hospital officials say the findings will be made public. Cleveland-Cliffs: Steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs has an agreement with EDP Renewables North America to buy electricity generated by the wind in Indiana, reports Peter Krouse. Cleveland-Cliffs and EDP announced this week that they have agreed to a 15-year power-purchase agreement in which Cliffs will buy 180 megawatts of electricity from EDP’s planned Headwaters III Wind Farm in Randolph County, near the Ohio line, when it becomes operational in 2025. Prescription savings: The cost of medication can fluctuate widely. Sean McDonnell writes that GoodRx is essentially a comparison-shopping tool. Contracts between pharmacies, PBMs and insurance companies are complicated. GoodRx’s role is simple; it finds the cheapest price you can pay. Home sales: This year continues to be a year of homes sold for multi-millions of dollars in Cuyahoga County. Following September’s record-breaking $7 million sale in Lakewood, a Hunting Valley mansion sold for $5.4 million in November, the second-most expensive home sold in 2022, reports Zachary Smith. COVID-19 cases: The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio this week — 16,061 —was almost identical to last week’s case number of 16,091. Julie Washington reports Ohio has been over 10,000 cases per week every week, except for brief dips, since the beginning of May. Weekly case numbers dipped below 10,000 again for two weeks in October. |
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Blackout challenge: A 12-year-old boy 's family says he died Tuesday after trying a dangerous game from social media that has gone viral, reports Molly Walsh. They say Tristan Casson died attempting the “blackout challenge” on TikTok, where participants are challenged to hold their breath or asphyxiate themselves until they pass out. Stadium vandal: A Cleveland man was indicted Wednesday on charges of vandalizing the playing field at FirstEnergy Stadium days before the Browns’ game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Anthony O’Neal, 21, is charged with breaking and entering and vandalism, two low-level felonies. Pastor’s daughter: A Cleveland man convicted of beating a pastor’s daughter to death with a garden tool and hiding her body behind a church was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Cory Shaffer reports Jamal Kukla, 29, will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years behind bars for the September 2018 murder of Jasmine Washington. |
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'Jeopardy!': Oberlin professor Ron Cheung can still say he was a “Jeopardy!” champion, even if he did hold the title briefly. Cliff Pinckard reports Cheung, a Lakewood resident, was unable to find the winning formula on Thursday, finishing second to challenger Sriram Krishnan of Falls Church, Va. A.Z. Madonna, a Walden, Mass., resident who is a graduate of Oberlin, finished third. Hurricane Ian: Nine weeks after Hurricane Ian, Susan Glaser traveled to the Fort Myers, Fla., area. It was devastating, but also heartwarming, to see so many people working hard to assist in the recovery. Glaser reports on how the islands are recovering – and when they might be ready to welcome visitors again. 'Hamilton': Watching the opening night performance of “Hamilton” at Playhouse Square, Joey Morona reports the the Tony award-winning musical remains magical as ever. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pulsing music, loaded with inventive rhymes and more American history than you remember from high school, is performed at a mind-blowing average of 144 words per minute. Blossom pass: National promoter Live Nation is bringing back its Lawn Pass for the Summer 2023 concert season, offering concert-goers who frequent Blossom Music Center a one-stop shop for the Cuyahoga Falls amphitheater slate of summer shows. Malcolm Abram reports that for $199 plus fees, live music fans receive guaranteed general admission lawn seating and Fast Lane access at Blossom excluding the June 1 Louis Tomlinson show, the Aug. 20 Goo Goo Dolls show, and all Cleveland Orchestra performances. Things to do: Cleveland is brimming with fun, festive events and activities that will make your heart swell and burst with the spirit of the season, including “Black Nativity” and the “Nutcracker.” Joey Morona has 22 things to do. |
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