Ohio State says that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy isn’t barred from coming into the stadium ahead of Saturday’s game between No. 1 Texas and the No. 3 Buckeyes.
Portnoy is about to be half of Fox’s pregame present “Big Noon Kickoff” in 2025. A report Monday stated that Ohio State wasn’t going to let Portnoy, a Michigan graduate, into the stadium ahead of the game, as Fox’s pregame present has a set on the sector when on location at video games the community is broadcasting at Noon ET.
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But Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork advised Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger that Portnoy — a famous web antagonist — was not scheduled to be on the set on the sector and that the varsity didn’t ban him.
The Big Ten corroborated Bjork’s assertion.
Front Office Sports published the initial report about Portnoy on Monday and famous in it that “one source said Fox anticipated having issues with Portnoy and Ohio State and that the network’s original plan did not include him entering the stadium.”
Tuesday morning, Portnoy issued an over five-minute video explaining his aspect of the state of affairs whereas sporting a Michigan hat. In it, he stated that Fox bought put in a “weird spot” and that he’s “rooting for the Big Ten” within the game.
The kerfuffle surrounding Portnoy is an consideration increase for Fox’s pregame present ahead of the most important game of faculty soccer’s opening weekend. Texas is the preseason No. 1 group within the AP Top 25 for the primary time and has QB Arch Manning coming into his first season because the group’s starter. Ohio State received the primary 12-team College Football Playoff final season.
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“Big Noon Kickoff” historically charges behind ESPN’s long-running “College GameDay” on Saturday mornings. Saturday’s present can also be going head-to-head with the final “GameDay” for beloved analyst Lee Corso as he’s set to retire after Week 1.