Tickets to be sold to watch Ohio State fall camp practice
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is opening up its doors for fans to come watch practice during training camp this August. It will come at a price.
LEARFIELD, along with Ohio State, announced Wednesday that the Buckeyes will be giving fans an opportunity to come watch two practices next month. Fans can pay to come watch Ohio State practice and attend the Ryan Day Season Kickoff Luncheon with coaches on the Buckeyes staff.
The first date of the two ticketed viewing periods will be the first day of camp for Ohio State, which will be Thursday, Aug. 3. The second date with ticketed viewing will be Friday, Aug. 4. 500 tickets will be sold, with admission to two practice. Fans can purchase up to five tickets, running $30 per ticket.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, July 20 at 10 a.m.
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This ticketed practice announcement comes just one day after The 1870 Society, one of the three Ohio State NIL collectives, announced a contest that will allow two members to gain access to attend a live-in person filming of the Ryan Day podcast. The giveaway also allows fans to have a quick meet and greet with Day and take a photo with the head coach.
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Details about that contest are below:
All 1870 Society members have already been entered into the contest. Fans will have until Friday to sign up for the collective to enter their name into the giveaway.
Memberships start at $10 a month to support the NIL venture and range from $25 to $5,000 with a different set of perks at each level. The podcast opportunity also serves as a chance to draw attention to the collective.
Day has backed the 1870 Society since its launch in April, appearing in a promotional video for the organization. Since then, he’s launched a podcast with former Ohio State national champion Michael Bennett serving as a host. It’s one of the few times a head coach has taken such an active role in promoting an NIL collective.
Pete Nakos, On3 College Sports Business reporter
Other NIL ventures at Ohio State, via On3
NIL collectives have surfaced at nearly every Division I school through the first two years of NIL. And the word collective, which has no ulterior meaning, has become synonymous with college athletics’ new era. The race is to stockpile the most cash to distribute to current players so recruits know what they can make once they enroll at the college.
The Foundation, started by Cardale Jones and Brian Schottenstein in January 2022, has signed more than 40 athletes across football and basketball. It held its spring festival on April 20 at the Schottenstein Center, hosting a number of coaches and current athletes. The collective merged with the basketball-centric The O Foundation in February.
Cohesion Foundation is the third collective operating with a focus on Ohio State. The nonprofit is an official sponsor of the Buckeyes via an exclusive agreement with LEARFIELD’s Ohio State Sports Properties – the school’s athletics multimedia rightsholder. The collective recently indicated it is preparing to shut down operations by the end of this year due to the recent IRS memo.
