Overview
- The wager was made on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, with the loser agreeing to donate $1,000 to the winning school’s NIL fund.
- Rob Gronkowski was cited on air as the person who would ensure the loser honored the pledge after the televised handshake.
- Ohio State defeated Michigan 27–9, handing Portnoy the losing side of the bet.
- The Triple Option account posted Meyer’s on-air reminder and asked Portnoy to pay, and no payment has been publicly confirmed.
- Coverage notes Portnoy’s season-long antagonism toward Ohio State, including a reported stadium ban, and references Michigan’s coaching turmoil as the backdrop to the delay.