Adam Jardy | Buckeye Xtra Ohio State paid non-conference opponents everything from $45,000 in cash to nothing more than the cost of food, transportation and lodging while putting together a men’s basketball non-conference schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to documents obtained by The Dispatch through a public records request. In a variety of signed contracts reflecting the overall chaos that was putting together a basketball schedule during a pandemic, the Buckeyes had contracts for five games that were played, one that was not and a scrapped appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The contracts for home games against Morehead State, Cleveland State, UMass Lowell and Illinois State were all signed during the fall, and each included language specifically citing that games could be canceled due to COVID-19 protocols, nullifying Ohio State’s financial responsibilities. How much that entailed varied from team to team. Cleveland State, which played the Buckeyes on…
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