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tOSU Sports Information Director Will Pantages
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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Ohio State Hires Will Pantages As Next Football Communications Director
Ohio State has hired Wake Forest's Will Pantages to replace Jerry Emig as the Buckeyes’ next football communications director.
Ohio State Hires Will Pantages As Next Football Communications Director
Ohio State has found its next football communications director.
Following Jerry Emig’s retirement on Friday, Ohio State announced Monday that it has hired Wake Forest’s Will Pantages to oversee the Buckeyes’ football media and public relations efforts, along with their creative media and branding teams.
“It is a privilege to join The Ohio State University,” Pantages said in an OSU press release. “I’m excited to collaborate with an outstanding team to highlight all the accomplishments of our student-athletes and continue advancing one of the most respected brands in college athletics.”
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A native of Akron, Pantages played baseball for four years at Baldwin Wallace — the alma mater of Ohio State legend Jim Tressel — while earning a degree in communications and economics.
After graduating, Pantages joined SMU’s athletic communications office in 2013. He moved to the University of Florida the following year and became the football program’s primary day-to-day media contact in 2016. Pantages arrived at Wake Forest in 2019 and spent the past six years as the school’s associate athletic director for communications and content.
While in Winston-Salem, Pantages oversaw communications, creative services, fan experience and campus partnerships for all 18 of Wake Forest’s varsity sports. He also served as the primary contact for the Demon Deacons’ football team.
“We are excited to add Will to our Buckeye team,” said Chris Park, Ohio State’s executive associate athletic director for external affairs and chief communications officer. “He has tremendous passion, enthusiasm and vision for his work in the communications and creative space and his experience as a high-level thoughtful leader within college football will be valuable in this new role centered around our Ohio State Football program.”
Ohio State’s release also detailed a new athletic communications structure. Park will lead the department’s external communications strategy, marketing, brand engagement and media relations, while Gary Petit will oversee the communications unit and all non-football-related strategies.
Mike Basford, who assisted Emig with football media relations for the past nine years, will remain in his current role.
Paul Keels (Voice of the Buckeyes)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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Paul Keels to Be Inducted Into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Ohio State play-by-play announcer Paul Keels will be inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in June. The Cincinnati native has called Buckeye basketball games since 1998.
Paul Keels to Be Inducted Into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
The “Voice of the Buckeyes” will be inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame this June.
Paul Keels is one of 14 men and women in the 2026 induction class, a group comprising former players, coaches, officials, and administrators. He is the lone broadcaster in the group.
Keels has called Ohio State football and men’s basketball games since 1998. While known more for his work alongside former Ohio State All-American offensive lineman Jim Lachey on fall Saturdays, Keels has been a staple of basketball broadcasts next to former Buckeye guard Ron Stokes for decades.
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Ohio State Wrestling (2015/2017/2018 B1G Champs, 2015 National Champs, 2019 National Runners-up)
- By bigdog3300
- Other OSU and Professional Sports
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Pre Seeds
Big Ten Releases Pre-Seeds For 2026 Conference Tournament
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Davino 3rd behind Blaze and Byrd.
Cannon 7th LOLOLOLOL.
Blaze behind Caliendo.
Haines the two seed.
I'm not familiar with the process, but seems very convoluted....so wrestlestat comes out with the pre-seeds, and then coaches can challenge these? Why go through that whole process....just let the coaches rank, send it in, spit it out. Just feels like an odd process. I'd think OSU would challenge on Cannon and it'd bump him up a bit.
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