March 10, 2025

Mother of Ohio State's Paris Johnson Jr. joins parental protests against Big Ten


CLOSE Princeton’s Paris Johnson Jr. receives Army All-American Bowl jersey Friday Cincinnati Enquirer Instead of getting ready for what would have been their football opener at Illinois this week, a group of Ohio State football parents will be waiting on a response from Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren that may never come. Less than a month ago, the Big Ten announced its conference-only schedule. By Aug. 11, university presidents did an about-face and postponed fall athletics with the Pac-12 following suit. Since then, the other “Power Five” conferences have elected to compete amid the coronavirus pandemic, along with some “Group of Five” institutions. Locally, the University of Cincinnati’s American Athletic Conference is playing as is Kentucky and the Southeastern Conference. Indiana and Ohio State in the Big Ten are on the sidelines along with the Miami RedHawks of the Mid-American Conference. College football began in Montgomery, Alabama Saturday night with the FCS…

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