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Sport Analytics Association, SSI Host First Conference
The Ohio State Sport Analytics Association recently hosted its first annual conference, in partnership with the Sport and Society Initiative, featuring 22 different research presentations from…
SSI-Funded Research: 51% of Americans agree paying college athletes should be allowed
More Americans than not believe that college athletes should be allowed to be paid more than what it costs them to go to school, a new national study of nearly 4,000 people suggests. …
VIDEO: SSI Huddle reveals secrets behind long-form NFL podcast "Drafted"
The podcast "Drafted" offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at eight college football players as they enter the NFL draft, including Ohio State's own Chase Young and Jeff Okudah. Executive…
VIDEO: MindGames explores student-athlete mental health
Mental health is a struggle for so many under the best of circumstances, but the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis has created even bigger challenges. Sports and Society spoke with student-athletes…
Video: Sports Around the World
The Office of International Affairs, the College of Education and Human Ecology and the Sports and Society Initiative held the conversation "Sports Around the World," as part of the Buckeye Bridge…
Guest Column: In Defense of the Big Ten’s Decision to Play Fall Football
By Matthew J. Mitten Professor of Law and Executive Director National Sports Law Institute Marquette University Law School SSI Advisory Board Member On September 16, the Big Ten Council…
Doria named chair of SSI advisory board
The Sports and Society Initiative is honored to announce that Vince Doria, an alumnus of Ohio State's School of Journalism and former vice president and director of news at ESPN, has accepted the…
Despite empty stadiums, empathy key to staying connected through sports
by Darby Clark The Horseshoe is going to be quieter this season. Much quieter. Sandy Barbour, Big Ten vice president for intercollegiate athletics, announced Sept. 16 that the Big Ten…