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Portnoy Says Ohio State Pressure Nixed Barstool’s Columbus Pregame Show Before Texas–Ohio State

Ohio State’s athletic director credits Fox for the in-stadium restriction, leaving the two sides with conflicting accounts.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer salutes the fans chanting his name during the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2025. Ohio State won 41-21.
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Overview

  • Dave Portnoy said Barstool’s planned Week 1 college football show in Columbus was canceled after Ohio State made clear it did not want the production on campus.
  • Ohio State AD Ross Bjork previously said Fox made the call to keep Portnoy off the in-stadium set, a point Portnoy disputes as a “semantics game.”
  • Portnoy said a Fox representative told him he could not enter Ohio Stadium and that the plug on the Columbus production was pulled about a week earlier.
  • He remains a Fox contributor this season but not part of the main Big Noon Kickoff desk, according to recent coverage of the network’s plans.
  • Portnoy said Barstool still plans to take its show on the road for Week 2 at Iowa–Iowa State, as the rivalry backdrop with his Michigan fandom continues to color reactions.