Buckeyes Refute Barstool Founder Ban Ahead of Texas Showdown
Buckeyes Refute Barstool Founder Ban Ahead of Texas Showdown
Mike Smith
NCAAF
2025-08-27
The build-up to Saturday’s clash between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 1 Texas took an unexpected turn this week when reports suggested Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy had been banned from Ohio Stadium. The story first surfaced through Front Office Sports, raising questions about whether Portnoy and Barstool’s college football crew would be kept off campus for Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff.