Just a couple of weeks ago, it sure looked like the Ohio State Department of Athletics was a lock to finish as the top Big Ten program in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Standings and in the top ten nationally.
However, according to a release from Ohio State, it appears as though a scoring error was uncovered and corrected that move the Buckeye program all the way down to the 15th spot with 981.00 points, and second-place finisher in the Big Ten, behind Michigan who finished in the eighth spot nationally with 1030.00 points.
Texas finished atop the standings with 1377.00 points followed by Stanford, Tennessee, Florida, and Virginia rounding out the top five.
The Buckeyes have finished first in the Big Ten in the standings nine times: in 2003-06-10-11-12-15-16-17-23, with eight of those coming under the leadership of outgoing Athletic Director, Gene Smith.
🚨👇Winners, Winners …@TexasLonghorns, @gvsulakers, @HopkinsSports and @UC_Patriots https://t.co/buO6iQbQqA
— Learfield Directors' Cup (@LDirectorsCup) June 11, 2024
Now, it’s time to reset it all this fall with the Ohio State football team hopefully setting things up with a run at some pretty special things.
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