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2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups announced

Besides the one involving the Irish, which game most interests you?

Few things draw more excitement during the early part of the college basketball season than the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Every team from one power conference matches up against one from the other. Whether the opponent is good or bad, it also is nice for these teams to see how well they do against a similar level of competition. It definitely is one of the major tuneups for when the conference schedule begins.

The 2022 matchups have been announced, and the ACC would like to change its luck. The conference won this series, which began in 1999, in each of its first 10 seasons. Since then, its only wins have come in 2016 and 2017, the latter of which saw it post a series-best 11-3 record. The Big Ten has had the upper hand in each of the past three years, so a changing of the guard is overdue.

Here are the matchups for this year’s edition:

IrishCast tweet about Ohio State spring game draws Buckeyes fans’ ire

How confident are you in the Irish’s chances against the Buckeyes?

Sometimes, you say something as a sports fan that goes against the popular narrative. Case in point, most people have Notre Dame losing its season opener against Ohio State. Not only do the Buckeyes have a stronger overall showing recently, but they are one of the few programs to have an all-time winning record against the Irish. However, that didn’t stop the below tweet from IrishCast, and as you might expect, Buckeyes fans were quick to ridicule it:

In less than three hours, the tweet had gotten enough blowback that another tweet was sent out, but it doubled down rather than apologized:

Later, a lot of faith in Tyler Buchner was expressed:

And just like we’ve seen time and again with athletes, both collegiate and professional, the direct messages became a target for people who wished to express their displeasure more directly, including this person:

Alleged events during Michael Mayer’s prep career aside, you have to admire that the Irish beating the Buckeyes is a hill some people will die on. Whatever you think the Irish’s chances in Columbus are, just make sure you’re secure in your stance on them.

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A study ranked college towns and Ohio State fans won’t be happy

Where would you rank Columbus as a college town? Clearly higher than this, right?

There’s something nostalgic about college towns. And everyone is probably partial to the one they called home for four years and takes offense to anyone who might make disparaging remarks about that home away from home.

Well, the people from a real estate group called Clever released their rankings of college towns, and let’s just say that Ohio State fans may not be happy with the results. They make the final rankings based on three main criteria: affordability, social life and culture, and college quality.

Columbus didn’t fare so well in their rankings falling in at No. 96 overall and No. 13 out of 14 Big Ten schools. The only Big Ten college town ranked below Ohio’s capital city was Lincoln, Nebraska. I imagine Cornhusker fans have something to say about their ranking as well.

Many people on Twitter blasted the list as invalid after seeing West Lafayette and Purdue listed as No. 3 on the list and ranking Madison, Wisconsin as middle of the pack. We’ve heard nothing but good things about Madison as a top-tier college town.

To add insult to injury, Ann Arbor was listed at No. 1 on the list which won’t sit well with Buckeye fans either. Most in the comment section had plenty to say about Michigan being ranked so high as well and at the time of this writing, not one of those comments from Ohio State fans.

We love Columbus and feel like the people at Clever have the capital city ranked way too low. What say you Buckeye fans? Where should Columbus land on this list?

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Fox doesn’t pick Notre Dame-Ohio State in Joe Buck deal after all

Looks like the four-letter network will have this game instead.

When it was announced that Fox would acquire an extra Big Ten game from ESPN for Joe Buck, Notre Dame-Ohio State seemed like the sure pick. Both programs consistently draw big ratings, and few if any matchups in the first week of the 2022 season will more interest. Instead, Fox has decided it will broadcast the Week 1 Thursday night game between Purdue and Penn State. That almost certainly means the Irish and Buckeyes will play each other on ESPN.

In 2022, Fox will have the rights to 28 Big Ten games, and ESPN has 26. During previous seasons of the deal, the networks had 27 apiece. Both get to select the week in which they exercise their first pick, and Fox always is first. This is why Fox always broadcasts the annual clash between Ohio State and Michigan. With that surely to happen again, it only seems natural that ESPN will use its selection for Marcus Freeman’s return to Columbus.

Gotta love how sports media works.

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Report: Columbus to get second PGA Tour event, replacing John Deere

Columbus will host a second PGA Tour event the week before the Memorial Tournament.

Columbus will host a second PGA Tour event the week before the Memorial Tournament scheduled for July 16-19, according a memo from the PGA Tour that was obtained by ESPN.

The Columbus-based tournament will serve as a fill-in this year for the John Deere Classic, which was scheduled to be held July 9-12 in Silvis, Illinois, but canceled because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

The Memorial, postponed from June 4-7 to the spot once occupied by the canceled British Open, hopes to have spectators at its event but has not been given official clearance to do so.

The new event will also be played at Muirfield Village Golf Club, although it will have a different sponsor, according to the memo.

The PGA Tour is currently building a bubble around players and caddies at all tournament events, and have added charter shuttles for all between sites, so the opportunity to keep players housed in one area for an extended period of time is an attractive one.

The Korn Ferry Tour, for example, is running multiple events in the Jacksonville area to start the season and later moving to San Antonio for consecutive tournaments.

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Columbus, Ohio named finalist for 2025 or 2026 Women’s Final Four

Columbus, Ohio, most likely at Nationwide Arena, has been named a finalist for either the 2025 or 2026 NCAA Women’s Final Four.

Columbus, Ohio has been named a finalist for either the 2025 or 2026 NCAA Women’s Final Four. If it were to be selected, all the magic would take place at Nationwide Arena.

This is a huge development for Columbus. After hosting the finale at Nationwide in 2018, there must have been quite a bit of positive feedback for the city to have its name on the list once again so quickly.

If the Arch City is granted the 2025 spot, the women’s final would be in Ohio for two straight years, having already been given to Cleveland in 2024.

The other three finalists include Tampa, Phoenix, and Portland. Tampa has an extensive history of hosting the event — having landed it in 2008, 2015, and 2019.

While nothing is for certain, it would be pretty neat to have the Final Four back in Columbus.