It’s good to be Ohio State, as the defending national champions are back at the top of the polls after beating then-top-ranked Texas in Week 1. As head of one of the most valuable athletic departments in the country, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork has a lot of sway over the future of college athletics. Bjork tells Baker Machado and Dan Roberts how the Buckeyes have successfully navigated the current NIL (name, image, and likeness) environment and if the College Football Playoff could include more than 20 teams in the future. Bjork also addresses reports that Dave Portnoy was not allowed inside Ohio Stadium during Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff pregame show, and whether the Barstool Sports founder will be allowed inside in the future.
Meanwhile, after winning his third consecutive NTT IndyCar Series championship and fourth IndyCar title since 2021, driver Alex Palou joins FOS Today to show off the Astor Challenge Cup and chats about whether a playoff could ever happen in IndyCar as well as rumors he could join F1’s Red Bull racing team.
Plus, FOS reporter Colin Salao has the latest on Pablo Torre’s bombshell report alleging a company funded by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer paid star Kawhi Leonard $28 million for a “no-show job” as a way to circumvent the NBA salary cap, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell saying Taylor Swift is a “maybe” for the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
