Ohio State, rest of Big Ten support Wisconsin in their stand vs. dirty Miami

The Ohio State football team has certainly had to deal with other programs trying to poach its players. In the NIL era, that has become commonplace. Without a steady set of rules, a lot of unscrupulous programs around the country have resorted to what is supposed to be illegal activity.

One Big Ten team has had enough. Wisconsin called out the University of Miami and has filed a lawsuit alleging that Miami tampered with one of their players. Wisconsin alleges that Miami poached Xavier Lucas after illegally promising him a massive amount of NIL money if he entered the transfer portal.

The Ohio State football program and the rest of the Big Ten are backing the Badgers in their lawsuit

The Big Ten has decided to stand behind the Badgers in their fight against Miami. In fact, the league issued a statement detailing its support of the Badgers as they attempt to force Miami into suffering some consequences for their actions.

This is something that should be applauded by the rest of the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are certainly happy with this decision from the Badgers. Taking a stand against Miami, which has been rumored to have done this multiple times, is something that needs to be done.

Some programs are hoping that the new NIL Go program will help stop this kind of behavior. The new College Sport Commission is in charge of penalizing programs for infractions. This is exactly the kind of case that the Commission would be in charge of adjudicating and stopping.

This will be a very interesting test case to see if Miami changes its behavior or if it gets punished at all. The Ohio State Buckeyes will certainly be watching. Ryan Day wants to protect his players and his program at all costs. Perhaps this lawsuit is a warning shot to everyone else.