The only constant in life is change, and change has remained constant in college sports through the last half-decade.
NIL, the transfer portal, these alterations to the landscape of interscholastic athletics have been well-documented. Another unfamiliar forest looms on the horizon, however – revenue sharing. Soon, along with the NIL dollars that teams are trying to get some guardrails around, athletic departments will have more to balance in terms of player pay and budgetary considerations.
With all that change comes a change in leadership at the top for Ohio State, with the Gene Smith era coming to an end and the Ross Bjork era beginning on Monday.