Ohio State’s president is now a member of the NCAA’s leading governing body.
The NCAA announced Thursday that Ohio State president Ted Carter is among the new appointees to the Board of Governors, which provides strategic leadership on NCAA-wide issues. Carter will serve a two-year appointment on the board.
In a social media post on Friday, Carter said he is “honored” to join the Board of Governors and “excited” for Ohio State to have a seat at the table amid a time of change in college sports.
Honored to join the NCAA Board of Governors with this distinguished group of leaders in higher ed and athletics. College athletics is a complex and changing landscape, and Im excited for @OhioState to have a seat at the table. Cant wait to get to work. https://t.co/8ciURi9S0l
— Walter Ted Carter Jr. (@OhioStatePres) August 8, 2025
Carter becomes Ohio State’s first representative on the Board of Governors since former OSU president Michael Drake, who chaired the Board of Governors from 2019-20, his final year with the Buckeyes.
Carter, who told Eleven Warriors in 2024 that he views sports as the “front porch” of the university, has maintained a frequent presence at Ohio State sports events since he became Ohio State’s president in January 2024. Carter is a former NCAA athlete himself, having played hockey at Navy.
Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork has also played an active role in governance across college sports, serving on the Settlement Implementation Committee that was formed earlier this year to help implement new rules, systems and processes created by the House v. NCAA settlement, which brought forth the beginning of revenue sharing in college sports, which started in July.
