Ohio State won't be cutting any of its 36 sports, but it will be forced to cut its budget in other areas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ohio State athletic department is projecting a $107 million deficit for the 2020-21 academic year due to losses in revenue – including ticket sales, which accounted for $64 million in revenue last year – and will be eliminating 25 full-time athletics positions while also implementing furloughs and pay cuts in order to account for those losses.
Per a release from Ohio State on Wednesday, 48 members of the athletic training staff and strength and conditioning staff will have a 5-day intermittent furlough, to be completed between Oct.