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Ohio Bill Allows Athletes to Get Paid for Use of Their Names, Images or Likenesses

Jo Ingles

If the bill passes the legislature, Ohio will be the 17th state to permit student athletes to accept the compensation.
Education

University of Akron Forms a Special Task Force on Athletics Spending

Mark Arehart

The University of Akron announced the formation of a task force to review athletics spending. This comes just a week after trustees cut 178 jobs,…
Community

Olympian Clayton Murphy Cuts Ties with Akron, Campaigns to Save Men's Cross-Country

Amanda Rabinowitz

Former University of Akron track star and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy has cut ties with his alma mater after the school recently…
Community

The View From Pluto: Budget Cuts for Kent, Akron Should Include Dropping Division I Football

Amanda Rabinowitz

The coronavirus pandemic is making colleges and universities implement budget cuts, and that includes spending reductions for sports. Both Kent State and…
Education

Report Shows Increasing Subsidies for Sports at Ohio Public Universities

Kabir Bhatia

An analysis of Ohio’s major public universities shows that the schools have been increasingly spending more to subsidize athletic programs, with a total…