Ohio State is taking some heat online, with accusations of being “soft” now rife over news of a new bill being introduced that would directly impact NCAA scheduling.
The Buckeyes and their fans are not so fond of the many noon kickoffs they have had to play. And they may soon find them to be a thing of the past, as a representative, Tex Fischer, has submitted a bill that would prevent the program from playing big games before 3:30 p.m. ET, except if it’s against rivals Michigan.
In addition to making flag plants at Ohio Stadium a felony… Ohio’s state government has drafted a new bill to fine FOX $10 million if the Buckeyes play certain schools at noon
What a state. What a sport. pic.twitter.com/iQyuaZpw93
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) May 15, 2025
The rivalry game with the Wolverines typically starts at noon and will remain if the bill is passed. But the Buckeyes won’t feature in any other marquee fixture in early-kickoff affairs, unless someone’s willing to fork out millions.
Ohio State has played 35 noon games since FOX introduced its ‘Big Noon Saturday.’ They played in seven during their title-winning campaign in 2024. Each of their last six games started at noon, with three of them coming at home.
The bill would prevent any game from being played in the state of Ohio if one of the teams is a football team from a state university or if both teams are ranked in the AP poll’s top 10.
Ohio State Seeking $10 Million Per Noon Game
As it happens, OSU’s game against Indiana last November is the only one that would have met that criteria, because they were ranked at No. 2 while the Hoosiers were three spots lower.
Their only other top-10 noon matchup came against Penn State on the road.
Should this become law, the Ohio attorney general would fine either the Big Ten or the broadcasting network $10 million.
“Soft as baby s**t,” one fan declared following the report.
Soft as baby shit. pic.twitter.com/HIqNxThM96
— KING TENDIES (@king_tendies) May 15, 2025
“Pathetic,” another echoed.
Pathetic
— Bad RobL (@badrobl) May 15, 2025
“They are so soft. Hope they get a flag planted every L,” someone else chimed in.
They are so soft. Hope they get a flag planted every L
— Jr McLeod (@Jr__McLeod) May 15, 2025
“What state full of fun sucking sissies,” said another.
What state full of fun sucking sissies.
— (@TrulyUli) May 15, 2025
“Ohio states is the most delusional school in the entire world. Soft af,” a user wrote.
Ohio states is the most delusional school in the entire world. Soft af
— Marlon M. Farid (@MarleyyBoyy) May 15, 2025
The dislike for noon games is understandable. While it allows fans watching from home to watch other games from across the country later in the day, those attending the game have to wake up earlier to prepare and hardly get as much time to tailgate.
Still, most people reckon that actually having a law against it is ridiculous.
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