The advent of legal NIL has helped enrich top college football players, especially those at top programs like Ohio State. A new lawsuit alleges that a pair of media members on the Buckeyes beat tried to cash in as well.
A pair of longtime Ohio State beat writers, Austin Ward and Jeremy Birmingham—both of whom currently write for Rivals' Buckeyes vertical Dotting The Eyes—were fired by startup THE Media last week. The pair were among the hosts of THE Podcast, a daily Ohio State show, which posted its last episode on April 1.
