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LGHL The 109th Indianapolis 500 features a number of Central Ohio connections
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The 109th Indianapolis 500 features a number of Central Ohio connections
Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Die-hard Ohio State fan Graham Rahal will be looking to win his first Indianapolis 500 in his 19th start in the prestigious race.
The greatest spectacle in motorsports takes place today just three hours west of Columbus. The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon, with Josef Newgarden looking to become the first driver to win the prestigious race in three straight years. Along with Newgarden chasing history, there will be a couple of connections to Ohio State and central Ohio.
Even though Graham Rahal didn’t attend Ohio State, the talented driver grew up in New Albany and is a massive Buckeye fan. Rahal will be making his 19th career start in the Indianapolis 500, and is still searching for his first win in the most famous race in motorsports. Last year, Rahal finished in 15th place after starting in the 33rd spot on the grid for the second year in a row. This year, Rahal will start slightly closer to the front after qualifying in the 28th spot.
Rahal has finished in the top-5 in the Indianapolis 500 three times, with his best career finish in the race being when he placed third in 2011 and 2020. Rahal does have a bit of momentum entering the race, as he is coming off a sixth place finish at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix Road Course, marking his best finish since 2023 when he finished in second place at the Gallagher Grand Prix, which was also held at the IMS Grand Prix Road Course. Last year, Rahal finished in the top 10 in five IndyCar races, with his best finish coming at Iowa Speedway when he finished in eighth place.
After five races this season, Rahal currently sits 13th in the IndyCar standings with 92 points. At this rate, Rahal is on track for his best finish in the yearly standings since he finished 11th in 2022 with 345 points. In 2023, Rahal finished in 15th place in the standings, following an 18th-place finish last season. The last time Rahal finished in the top 10 at the end of the year was in 2021 when he finished in seventh place, marking the seventh straight season where he finished in the top 10 in the season standings. The best season for Rahal came in 2014, when he finished the season in fourth place.
Rahal is one of four drivers in this year’s Indianapolis 500 field who will be representing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Bobby Rahal, who is Graham’s father, has ties to Ohio after he was born in Medina and graduated from Denison University. The racing team is also owned by David Letterman and Mike Lanigan. Takuma Sato, who won the 2020 Indianapolis 500, will start in ninth spot, Devlin DeFrancesco starts 18th, and Louis Foster will start his first Indianapolis 500 in 22nd spot. Along with Sato’s victory in 2020, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing also won the 2004 Indianapolis 500 when Buddy Rice kissed the bricks.
Along with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Meyer Shank Racing also has ties to the Columbus area. Owner Michael Shank was born in Columbus, and the team’s headquarters are in Pataskala. The team will field two drivers in this year’s race. Felix Rosenqvist will start in the middle of Row 2 in his seventh start in the race as he looks for his first career Indianapolis 500 win.
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If Rosenqvist can use starting near the front of the pack to his advantage to win, he will deny Helio Castroneves his fifth Indianapolis 500 victory, which would be the most in history, breaking the tie he is currently in with A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, and Rick Mears. Castroneves’ most recent win in the Indianapolis 500 came in 2021. The victory in 2021 by Castroneves is the lone Indianapolis 500 victory for Meyer Shank Racing. Castroneves will start this year’s race in 22nd place.
Even though he doesn’t have any ties to Ohio State or the state of Ohio, one other fun note from today’s race is that Kyle Larson will try and run not only the Indianapolis 500, but he will also try and race the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte this evening. Last year, Larson tried to accomplish the feat, but the Indianapolis 500 was delayed nearly four hours by rain, not allowing Larson to complete the 1,100 miles of racing. Tony Stewart is the only driver who has been able to complete both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day, finishing sixth at Indy before finishing third in Charlotte.
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Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Die-hard Ohio State fan Graham Rahal will be looking to win his first Indianapolis 500 in his 19th start in the prestigious race.
The greatest spectacle in motorsports takes place today just three hours west of Columbus. The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon, with Josef Newgarden looking to become the first driver to win the prestigious race in three straight years. Along with Newgarden chasing history, there will be a couple of connections to Ohio State and central Ohio.
Even though Graham Rahal didn’t attend Ohio State, the talented driver grew up in New Albany and is a massive Buckeye fan. Rahal will be making his 19th career start in the Indianapolis 500, and is still searching for his first win in the most famous race in motorsports. Last year, Rahal finished in 15th place after starting in the 33rd spot on the grid for the second year in a row. This year, Rahal will start slightly closer to the front after qualifying in the 28th spot.
Rahal has finished in the top-5 in the Indianapolis 500 three times, with his best career finish in the race being when he placed third in 2011 and 2020. Rahal does have a bit of momentum entering the race, as he is coming off a sixth place finish at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix Road Course, marking his best finish since 2023 when he finished in second place at the Gallagher Grand Prix, which was also held at the IMS Grand Prix Road Course. Last year, Rahal finished in the top 10 in five IndyCar races, with his best finish coming at Iowa Speedway when he finished in eighth place.
After five races this season, Rahal currently sits 13th in the IndyCar standings with 92 points. At this rate, Rahal is on track for his best finish in the yearly standings since he finished 11th in 2022 with 345 points. In 2023, Rahal finished in 15th place in the standings, following an 18th-place finish last season. The last time Rahal finished in the top 10 at the end of the year was in 2021 when he finished in seventh place, marking the seventh straight season where he finished in the top 10 in the season standings. The best season for Rahal came in 2014, when he finished the season in fourth place.
Rahal is one of four drivers in this year’s Indianapolis 500 field who will be representing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Bobby Rahal, who is Graham’s father, has ties to Ohio after he was born in Medina and graduated from Denison University. The racing team is also owned by David Letterman and Mike Lanigan. Takuma Sato, who won the 2020 Indianapolis 500, will start in ninth spot, Devlin DeFrancesco starts 18th, and Louis Foster will start his first Indianapolis 500 in 22nd spot. Along with Sato’s victory in 2020, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing also won the 2004 Indianapolis 500 when Buddy Rice kissed the bricks.
Along with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Meyer Shank Racing also has ties to the Columbus area. Owner Michael Shank was born in Columbus, and the team’s headquarters are in Pataskala. The team will field two drivers in this year’s race. Felix Rosenqvist will start in the middle of Row 2 in his seventh start in the race as he looks for his first career Indianapolis 500 win.
If Rosenqvist can use starting near the front of the pack to his advantage to win, he will deny Helio Castroneves his fifth Indianapolis 500 victory, which would be the most in history, breaking the tie he is currently in with A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, and Rick Mears. Castroneves’ most recent win in the Indianapolis 500 came in 2021. The victory in 2021 by Castroneves is the lone Indianapolis 500 victory for Meyer Shank Racing. Castroneves will start this year’s race in 22nd place.
Even though he doesn’t have any ties to Ohio State or the state of Ohio, one other fun note from today’s race is that Kyle Larson will try and run not only the Indianapolis 500, but he will also try and race the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte this evening. Last year, Larson tried to accomplish the feat, but the Indianapolis 500 was delayed nearly four hours by rain, not allowing Larson to complete the 1,100 miles of racing. Tony Stewart is the only driver who has been able to complete both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day, finishing sixth at Indy before finishing third in Charlotte.
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LGHL Here’s what fans want Ohio State’s broadcast schedule to look like
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Here’s what fans want Ohio State’s broadcast schedule to look like
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about what we would do if we were in charge of our favorite position group, team, conference, or sport. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”If I Was in Charge” articles here.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33, or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
Like you, we get annoyed with nearly every major Ohio State game being played at noon. While I personally probably have a higher tolerance for it than many other fans, even I can recognize that it has an impact on the excitement in the stadium, and even more, I realize that it can be a major detriment when it comes to recruiting.
So, this week, our fan survey asked a few questions about the Buckeyes’ current broadcast arrangements. To stick with our theme this week, we wanted to see what you would do if you were in charge.
Take a look at the consensus results below, and if you feel compelled to either agree or disagree with them, head to the comment at the bottom of the page and let us know.
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To me, answering this question with conviction requires a little more information. For me to have a fully fleshed-out rationale, I would want to know how Ohio State’s media rights deals would be impacted. Because I know that a big part of the $7+ billion that the Big Ten is currently pulling in is predicated on Fox being able to put the biggest games of the week at 12 noon ET.
While there are many upsides, one of the negatives with Ohio State being the biggest brand in college football is that their games get picked in the weekly broadcast draft pretty early, meaning that, often times, Fox is going to put them at noon.
Therefore, if we say “no noon games ever,” then it is essentially a certainty that Fox will refuse to pay out the exorbitant amount of money that it currently is. And, while it will likely be to a lesser degree, the channel will almost certainly still do so if we put a cap on the number of noon games the Buckeyes play.
So, the goal here for me is to find the balance between the number of acceptable noon games and how much money OSU would have to forfeit. I would probably be comfortable going The Game at noon, two cupcakes at noon, and one other marquee game at noon.
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Between Big Ten Network, ESPN, FS1, and Peacock, there are a lot of channels that you have to pay for if you want to be guaranteed to watch every single one of Ohio State’s football games each season. While it is relatively rare these days for a sports fan to not have some sort of cable, satellite, or live TV streaming service, by moving all of OSU’s games to broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and even The CW if you want to go that far), that would mean that technically, you would not have to pay to watch a single game.
Currently, the vast majority of Buckeye games are on Fox, CBS, and NBC, but there are guaranteed games on BTN and Peacock every season. While a return to the traditional broadcast world of decades past isn’t ever going to happen, it sure would make things a lot easier.
Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about what we would do if we were in charge of our favorite position group, team, conference, or sport. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”If I Was in Charge” articles here.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33, or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
Like you, we get annoyed with nearly every major Ohio State game being played at noon. While I personally probably have a higher tolerance for it than many other fans, even I can recognize that it has an impact on the excitement in the stadium, and even more, I realize that it can be a major detriment when it comes to recruiting.
So, this week, our fan survey asked a few questions about the Buckeyes’ current broadcast arrangements. To stick with our theme this week, we wanted to see what you would do if you were in charge.
Take a look at the consensus results below, and if you feel compelled to either agree or disagree with them, head to the comment at the bottom of the page and let us know.
Question 1: If you were in charge, what would Ohio State’s Big Noon schedule look like?
To me, answering this question with conviction requires a little more information. For me to have a fully fleshed-out rationale, I would want to know how Ohio State’s media rights deals would be impacted. Because I know that a big part of the $7+ billion that the Big Ten is currently pulling in is predicated on Fox being able to put the biggest games of the week at 12 noon ET.
While there are many upsides, one of the negatives with Ohio State being the biggest brand in college football is that their games get picked in the weekly broadcast draft pretty early, meaning that, often times, Fox is going to put them at noon.
Therefore, if we say “no noon games ever,” then it is essentially a certainty that Fox will refuse to pay out the exorbitant amount of money that it currently is. And, while it will likely be to a lesser degree, the channel will almost certainly still do so if we put a cap on the number of noon games the Buckeyes play.
So, the goal here for me is to find the balance between the number of acceptable noon games and how much money OSU would have to forfeit. I would probably be comfortable going The Game at noon, two cupcakes at noon, and one other marquee game at noon.
Question 2: If you were in charge, what would the Big Ten and Ohio State’s media deal look like?
Between Big Ten Network, ESPN, FS1, and Peacock, there are a lot of channels that you have to pay for if you want to be guaranteed to watch every single one of Ohio State’s football games each season. While it is relatively rare these days for a sports fan to not have some sort of cable, satellite, or live TV streaming service, by moving all of OSU’s games to broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and even The CW if you want to go that far), that would mean that technically, you would not have to pay to watch a single game.
Currently, the vast majority of Buckeye games are on Fox, CBS, and NBC, but there are guaranteed games on BTN and Peacock every season. While a return to the traditional broadcast world of decades past isn’t ever going to happen, it sure would make things a lot easier.
Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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