It’s one thing to be good at the revenue sports like football and basketball but to truly be a college athletic department power, a school should have success in more than just a couple of sports. Ohio State is one of the largest athletic departments in the country and is routinely among the leaders when it comes to athletic budget, following, and performance. Because of that, we like to check in from time to time on the Learfield Directors’ Cup to see how Buckeye athletics is doing in comparison to the rest of the country.
Long story short, it was a fantastic year for Ohio State across many sports, so much so that it finished among the country’s best in total points. Not all sports are considered, and some are weighted more than others, but still, it was a fun year to cheer on the scarlet and gray in many of its athletic endeavors.
