Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to ban noon Ohio State football games • Ohio Capital Journal (ohiocapitaljournal.com)
“A few weeks ago, I said it would be a crime for FOX to put Ohio State vs Texas at noon,” Fischer said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Promises made, promises kept!”
The Ohio Attorney General would slap a $10 million fine against either the host team’s athletic conference or the television network broadcasting if a game was played starting at noon — “whichever party scheduled the earlier start time,” according to the bill.
Just when you think the economics of college football couldn’t get any weirder. Ten million bucks to play at noon. I’m fairly confident this is ridiculous and has no chance of moving forward, but who knows any more.
But, hey, at least the Ohio State-Michigan game earned at exception. It is “traditionally played at noon” after all. Because, you know, we’ve got to keep tradition in the game.