Ohio State football self-reported three minor violations to the NCAA for the 2024-25 academic year.
Per The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State reported minor infractions, including the use of a student manager no longer enrolled at the school and a violation related to a social media post.
The first violation occurred in the summer of 2025, when the Buckeyes used a student manager no longer enrolled at the university. A previous enrollee at one of Ohio State's regional campuses, his duties include some clock operation responsibilities for OSU. The manager was removed, and Ohio State has since introduced enrollment tracking services for its managers.
“The (equipment) staff believed the individual involved would be enrolling at the main campus for the fall 2025 term and permitted him to commence performing traditional managerial duties,” the report read, per the Dispatch.
The second violation reported occurred in January 2025, when a player participated in team strength and conditioning activities before being medically cleared. After the violation was discovered, Ohio State's medical staff cleared the athlete that day, and the Buckeyes are reexamining their medical clearance process.
The third and final self-reported violation occurred when an Ohio State assistant coach shared a post on social media announcing the verbal commitment of a transfer portal prospect, but since the prospect had not actually committed yet, an infraction occurred. The post was deleted and the Buckeyes provided educational services to the assistant.
