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Ohio State’s Ryan Day comments on OSHAA possibly allowing NIL on high school level

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November 20, 2025

Ohio State’s Ryan Day comments on OSHAA possibly allowing NIL on high school level

Throughout the week of Nov. 17-21, the Ohio High School Athletic Association will vote on whether to permit name, image, and likeness deals at the high school level, a decision that Ohio State football coach Ryan Day stated could be “a great opportunity” for student-athletes.

“If we would have said this about 10 years ago, I think all of would have been like ‘no way.’ But here we are,” Day said. “We’re in this phase, and I can see it obviously benefiting the student athletes.”

In 2022, the OHSAA voted against allowing NIL for high school athletes, but a lawsuit filed by Jasmine Brown, whose son Jamier Brown is an Ohio State football commit from Huber Heights Wayne, forced the association to reevaluate its NIL guidelines.

According to the lawsuit, it is alleged that Jamier Brown has missed out on over $100,000 in potential NIL revenue because of the state’s prohibition.

Ohio is one of the seven states that still prohibit NIL deals for high schoolers. Two other states, Michigan and Wyoming, also have the possibility of high-school NIL under consideration.

“We’ll let the people making the decision, make the decision,” Day said. “But I think across the country, you’re seeing it’s becoming standard.”

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ODNR stocks Ohio’s waterways with 36 million fish in 2025

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February 12, 2026

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ODNR stocks Ohio’s waterways with 36 million fish in 2025

COLUMBUS – More than 36 million fish were stocked by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife in Ohio’s public lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams in 2025. Eleven different species of fish were stocked at 233 locations statewide. Annual fish stockings play an important role in providing excellent fishing for Ohio’s 827,000 licensed anglers. The Division of […]

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Jardy: 3 quick takeaways from Ohio State’s win over USC

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February 11, 2026

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Jardy: 3 quick takeaways from Ohio State’s win over USC

Three quick takes from Ohio State’s 89-82 win against USC.

Ohio State needed this one

USC isn’t ranked, and this won’t be a Quad 1 win for Ohio State’s NET rankings, but this was a critical game for the Buckeyes. After losing to Michigan and dropping to 15-8 overall, Ohio State’s need for wins against quality opponents increased another notch as mid-February approaches.

The Trojans are perched right around where the Buckeyes are in most of the metrics, as well as the Big Ten standings, where they entered the game with identical 7-6 records. Now, Ohio State has the head-to-head tiebreaker when it comes to the conference tournament and, critically, added a quality win to its resume.

“It feels very crucial,” Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said. “It’s a team with similar metrics.”

It also beats the alternative of taking a two-game losing streak to Nashville for a top-20 game against Virginia on Valentine’s Day.

Bruce Thornton was clutch when the Buckeyes needed him

Ohio State’s senior captain passed Kelvin Ransey for fifth place in the program’s all-time scoring annals, and his most important points came down the stretch. Thornton scored Ohio State’s final nine points, finishing with a team-high 21, helping keep USC at arm’s length in the final 1:34.

Seven of those points came from the free-throw line, where Thornton finished the game perfect on 11 attempts. He also dished out eight of Ohio State’s 14 assists, helping the Buckeyes fend off the Trojans in the final minutes as they made a late charge.

Buckeyes made Alijah Arenas work

Ohio State hasn’t made a mark with its defense this season, but the Buckeyes were able to force USC freshman Alijah Arenas to work for his points. He finished with a game-high 25 points, his third straight outing with at least 20 points, but it took him 19 shots to get there.

Arenas was 6 for 19 from the floor and only 1 for 7 from 3-point range, doing most of his damage from the line. He was 12 for 16 at the charity stripe, drawing eight fouls to lead his team. With Chad Baker-Mazara out due to injury, USC leaned more heavily on Arenas, and the Buckeyes were able to force him into challenged shots with regularity.

Ohio State men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.

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Ohio tied for No. 4 in 2025 anti-LGBTQ incidents, GLAAD report shows

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February 11, 2026

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Ohio tied for No. 4 in 2025 anti-LGBTQ incidents, GLAAD report shows

Megan Henry
| Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio and Washington tied fourth in the nation for having the most anti-LGBTQ+ incidents last year with 50, according to a new report from GLAAD, a LGBTQ+ advocacy organization.

Cincinnati had seven incidents, and Columbus and Dayton both had five.

GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker (ALERT) documented 1,042 anti-LGBTQ incidents in 2025 nationwide from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31. About half of the incidents targeted transgender and gender non-conforming people and about a quarter of the incidents happened in June.

“We must join together in a united call against the violence and harassment that too many LGBTQ Americans face,” GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “Instead of growing divides that lead to this violence, politicians should recognize that all Americans deserve freedom, fairness, and safety.”

ALERT tracked these incidents through self-reports, media, social media posts and data sharing from partner organizations and law enforcement.

California had the most incidents with 198, followed by New Hampshire with 72, and Texas with 66.

Breaking down Ohio’s incidents

Several incidents in Ohio involved the Dayton Street Preachers hosting anti-LGBTQ+ protests at universities, events, street corners, concerts, Pride events, or outside the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.

Many incidents involved White Lives Matter and Continental Resistance placing anti-LGBTQ+ stickers in cities last summer.

In September, a man threatened on social media to kill a transgender councilwoman in St. Marys in western Ohio. The FBI investigated the threat and arrested the man.

In another incident, a man set fire to LGBTQ flags hanging in front of Cincinnati homes in July.

In April, a man checked out 100 books on LGBTQ+, Jewish, and Black history from a library in Beachwood and set them all on fire.

Ohio had 19 incidents involving propaganda distribution, 11 involved a protest, five were vandalism or property damage, three were arsons, two were a bomb or shooting threat, and two were verbal or written threat.

Ohio anti-LGBTQ bills

The ACLU is currently tracking 366 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States. Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

Ohio House Bill 190 would prohibit school employees from calling a student a name that is not listed on their birth certificate and ban them from using pronouns that do not align with their biological sex.

Ohio Republican state Reps. Johnathan Newman and Josh Williams introduced the bill, which has only had one committee hearing.

Ohio House Bill 172 would not allow minors 14 and older to receive mental health services without parental consent. Currently, mental health professionals are permitted to provide outpatient mental health services to minors 14 and older on a temporary basis without parental consent.

Newman introduced this bill, which has has had three committee hearings so far – meaning it could be up for a committee vote soon.

Ohio House Bill 249 would ban drag performers from performing anywhere that isn’t considered a designated adult entertainment facility. Ohio states Reps. Angie King, R-Celina, and Williams introduced this bill, which has had two hearings so far.

Ohio Equal Rights has started collecting signatures to get two amendments on the November ballot – including one that would get rid of the ban on same-sex marriage in the Ohio Constitution.

Ohio’s constitution includes a ban on same-sex marriage after 61.7% of Ohio voters approved an amendment in 2004 that says marriage is only between one man and one woman. The United States Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015 through the Obergefell case originating out of Ohio.

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