Ohio State soccer can pay conventional HBCU soccer energy Grambling State College a fairly penny subsequent fall.
The 2 applications are set to fulfill in Columbus, Oh on Sept. 6, 2025 for the first-time ever. Grambling State might be paid $1 million for the sport — a stable payday for an FCS program, however nonetheless a reduction for Ohio State soccer.
The sport with the SWAC program replaces one scheduled for Oct. 2025 with UConn. Ohio State soccer was set to pay the G5 college practically double — $1.9 million — for one sport, in keeping with FBSchedules.com. As a substitute, the 2 sides determined to drag out of a deal that was agreed to again in 2020.
Whereas it should save Ohio State some cash, a $1 million payday is nothing to sneeze at. It’s the similar value that Notre Dame paid Tennessee State College to function its house opener in Sept. 2023. It’s $100k greater than OSU paid its first HBCU opponent, Florida A&M, again in 2013. OSU beat FAMU 76-0 in that sport.
The sport options two of probably the most historic soccer manufacturers in faculty soccer historical past. Grambling State boasts 27 Southwestern Athletic Convention (SWAC) Championships, 16 Black School Nationwide Titles and has produced 4 Professional Soccer Corridor of Famers in Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis and Charlie Joiner. The Tigers additionally cultivated Tremendous Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams, James “Shack” Harris and the primary participant to be drafted to the NFL, Paul “Tank” Youthful.
“That is one other instance of us with the ability to showcase our model to a nationwide viewers,” stated Grambling State College Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Travyean D. Scott. “We’re thrilled that our gamers and followers will get to expertise a matchup between two of probably the most storied soccer applications within the nation. Once you consider faculty soccer, Grambling State and Ohio State are two of the names that many consider instantly. This contest will enable our each fan bases to expertise the cultural and athletic excellence of each establishments.”
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