Ohio State football program might raise money in the dumbest way possible

The Ohio State football program has been very upfront with the fact that they have a very expensive roster. That fee is only going to go up as the years continue. Ross Bjork has embraced the use of NIL collectives to help fund the current roster and continue to land top recruits.

College football has turned into an arms race to raise the most money possible. If you can have a boatload of money, recruits and players on other rosters are more inclined to commit to you. Ohio State understands that and will make sure no stone is unturned when it comes to finding money.

However, there should be a limit on what is sacred and what isn't when it comes to raising money to field these teams. A recent comment by Bjork should have Ohio State football fans extremely weary of what lengths Bjork might go to to find additional funding.

The Ohio State football program might sell naming rights to Ohio Stadium

Bjork mentioned that the Buckeyes could possibly look at selling the naming rights for Ohio Stadium. In that case, it would no longer be called "Ohio Stadium" but some sort of corporate sponsor in front of it. It would be the first name change in over 100 years of the precious stadium.

I understand that times change and that money rules every decision college football makes now. Even so, there are some things that need to be left alone. Stadium naming rights are one of those things for the Buckeyes. There's no reason Bjork should be looking at selling off tradition.

Gene Smith already sold the naming rights to the field. That should be enough. Bjork also mentioned possibly adding a jersey patch that is sponsored to help raise money. That's even fine with me. Putting some large corporation's name on a sacred stadium is not.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are synonymous with Ohio Stadium. It's the whole state that loves the Buckeyes. That's why it's Ohio Stadium.