It was reported earlier that the school banned Portnoy from Ohio Stadium for the football team's opening game against Texas on Saturday.
There's some drama brewing between Ohio State football and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reported on Monday, Aug. 25, that Portnoy, a University of Michigan alumnus, will not be allowed to entered Ohio Stadium during the Buckeyes' matchup against Texas on Saturday, Aug. 30, as mandated by Ohio State.
According to the report, Portnoy, whose company Barstool recently entered a television partnership with Fox, will still be on Fox's Big Noon Kickoff at Ohio State before the game, but will not appear on the field for the network's postgame coverage.
Ohio State denies issuing a ban to Portnoy, with athletic director Ross Bjork telling Yahoo Sports's Ross Dellenger that the decision to ban Portnoy from the stadium came from Fox, not the school. Dellenger then reported (via a Big Ten official) that Portnoy will not appear in any Big Ten stadium on Big Noon Kickoff's stage this season.
Fox has yet to release a statement to address the reporting.
Portnoy, whose company and social media behavior have created many controversies over the past two decades, has centered much of his social media razzing on Ohio State football, something that has angered many figures around the school's program.
Dave Portnoy, Fox strike deal
Barstool and Fox initially agreed to a deal on July 17 that would make Portnoy a regular contributor to Big Noon Kickoff. Additionally, it would allow the Barstool College Football Show to join Big Noon Kickoff on site for some games throughout the season, as well as integrate Barstool's college basketball programming into Fox's coverage throughout the 2025-26 season.
Though much of U-M football's television schedule has yet to be determined, there is one game on the schedule set to be aired on Fox: their Nov. 29 matchup against Ohio State in Ann Arbor, which should also feature a trip from Portnoy and the Big Noon Kickoff crew.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Ohio State denies banning Michigan alum Dave Portnoy from Ohio Stadium
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