Ohio State, general manager Mark Pantoni agree to new contract

Ohio State has agreed to a new contract with general manager Mark Pantoni, sources tell On3. A key architect of the Buckeyes’ 2025 national championship, the new deal will make him one of the highest-paid general managers in the sport. A source added it’s a multi-year deal.

Pantoni has been in Columbus since Urban Meyer arrived at Ohio State, helping some of the top rosters in college football in the last decade. Ohio State has put together a top-10 recruiting class every year dating back to 2012, except for the 2019 cycle.

Pantoni was previously at Florida with Meyer, and has become a key piece of Ryan Day’s staff. Ohio State landed one of the top portal classes a year ago, bringing in Ole Miss transfer running back Quinshon Judkins, Kansas State quarterback Will Howard and Alabama safety Caleb Downs.

“I have to recognize Mark Pantoni and the work he does,” Day previously said of Pantoni. “He’s really adapted. His job has changed so much in the past couple of years. He’s killing it right now. He and his staff deserve a huge shout out here because of some of the work that has been done over the past couple of months.”