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Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – During week five of the NFL 2026 season, Buckeye standouts made headlines across the league. Highlighted by a trade reuniting two Buckeye teammates, multiple 100-yard receiving performances and productive performances from rookie linebackers. Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is headed to Houston, where he will reunite with quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Week four of the 2026 NFL season featured breakout performances from Buckeyes across the league, highlighted by rookies Arvell Reese and Carnell Tate, while Chris Olave and Jaxon Smith-Njigba continued strong starts to their seasons.
Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Week three of the 2026 NFL season featured standout performances from Pro Bucks on both sides of the ball, highlighted by Jaxon Smith-Njigba continuing his historic start to the season, Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave surpassing 100 receiving yards, rookie linebackers Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese making an impact on defense and Chase Young getting to the quarterback.
Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Week Two of the 2026 NFL season was filled with explosive and disruptive performances by Buckeyes across the league, highlighted by Jaxon Smith-Njigba's three-touchdown performance, Chris Olave finding the endzone, TreVeyon Henderson breaking loose in his season debut and Caleb Downs shutting it down in the secondary.
Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics
Picking up right where the OPOY left off ????? @jaxon_smith1 | #DevelopedHere ?? pic.twitter.com/3eI0uUlvRE — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 10, 2026 The Buckeye finished the game averaging 15.3 yards per reception and accounted for the Seahawks' only touchdown of the night. Downs Makes Impact on NFL Debut Safety Caleb Downs made his presence felt in his NFL debut Sunday night for the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Giants.
Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics
COLUMBUS, OH – The 2026 NFL season begins on Wednesday, Sept. 9, allowing Buckeyes in the league to continue thriving on the gridiron. With 58 Buckeyes in the league across 27 NFL 53-man rosters, the season will kick off with rematch of last season's Super Bowl, including Buckeyes Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Seattle Seahawks) and TreVeyon Henderson (New England Patriots). The 58 players on 53-man rosters is an increase from last season when the Buckeyes landed 57 on opening day rosters.
Supporting student-athlete success: factors influencing the New Zealand student-athlete experience in New Zealand and the United States
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to identify the system components that New Zealand student-athletes found helpful when navigating the demands of elite level sport and university studies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 former student-athletes (seven females and eleven males). Eight of these athletes participated in a New Zealand based system and ten were at United States based NCAA Division 1 universities.
NZ Gambling Law Change Threatens Sports Funding
Every weekend, thousands of New Zealand children pull on team jerseys, play on well-kept fields, and benefit from the quiet dedication of volunteers. Few stop to think about where the money comes from for uniforms, buses or tournament fees. For decades, a large slice of that funding has been drawn from gaming machine (“pokie”) revenue, redistributed into communities through grants. That pipeline is now in danger of being broken.
New online gambling laws could deal a bad hand to NZ's grassroots sports clubs
Every weekend, thousands of New Zealand children pull on team jerseys, play on well-kept fields, and benefit from the quiet dedication of volunteers. Few stop to think about where the money comes from for uniforms, buses or tournament fees. For decades, a large slice of that funding has been drawn from gaming machine ("pokie") revenue, redistributed into communities through grants. That pipeline is now in danger of being broken.
New online gambling laws could deal a bad hand to NZ’s grassroots sports clubs
Every weekend, thousands of New Zealand children pull on team jerseys, play on well-kept fields, and benefit from the quiet dedication of volunteers. Few stop to think about where the money comes from for uniforms, buses or tournament fees. For decades, a large slice of that funding has been drawn from gaming machine (“pokie”) revenue, redistributed into communities through grants. That pipeline is now in danger of being broken.
Teaching across cultures: praxis of a South American immigrant PE teacher in an English-speaking country
ABSTRACT Background Being an immigrant teacher in a new country can be a challenging and tense experience. When immigrating to a new country, it is not easy to translate the experience of one national context to another when language, curricula and cultural norms are significantly different for the immigrating teacher.
Where have all the coaches gone? The volunteer crisis hitting grassroots sport in NZ
As the international rugby season kicks off in earnest, and other sporting codes compete for TV airtime and fans’ disposable income, something worrying is happening down at the grassroots. Sports clubs across many codes are running with drastically fewer volunteer coaches and administrators, and the pressure is rising.
Where have all the coaches gone? The volunteer crisis hitting grassroots sport in NZ
As the international rugby season kicks off in earnest, and other sporting codes compete for TV airtime and fans’ disposable income, something worrying is happening down at the grassroots. Sports clubs across many codes are running with drastically fewer volunteer coaches and administrators, and the pressure is rising.
Online Learning in a High-Performance Sport Environment-A Mixed-Method Study
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Bennett named 2022-23 Hobey Baker Award nominee
Blake Bennett of the American International College ice hockey team has been named a nominee for the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award, as announced by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation on January 19. The award is given annually to the top player in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey.
How do we protect kids from abuse in sport without creating a ‘culture of suspicion’ that ruins it for everyone?
Although sport is often touted as a vehicle for positive experiences, many investigations into sporting cultures – particularly high performance sport – have highlighted how predatory or abusive behaviour by coaches can emerge and be tolerated. The potential for (and reality of) abuse in youth sport is based on various factors.
How do we protect kids from abuse in sport without creating a 'culture of suspicion' that ruins it for everyone?
Although sport is often touted as a vehicle for positive experiences, many investigations into sporting cultures—particularly high performance sport—have highlighted how predatory or abusive behavior by coaches can emerge and be tolerated. The potential for (and reality of) abuse in youth sport is based on various factors.
How do we protect kids from abuse in sport without creating a ‘culture of suspicion’ that ruins it for everyone?
Although sport is often touted as a vehicle for positive experiences, many investigations into sporting cultures – particularly high performance sport – have highlighted how predatory or abusive behaviour by coaches can emerge and be tolerated. The potential for (and reality of) abuse in youth sport is based on various factors.
Who’s in Control with Your Account Control Agreement?
Account control agreements are common in loan transactions where cash held in a bank deposit account or securities and other investment property held in a securities account maintained with a financial intermediary are pledged as collateral. See La. R.S. 10:9-314, 10:9-106 and 10:8-106.
Congress Passes the Corporate Transparency Act to Require Beneficial Ownership Disclosure | JD Supra
The Corporate Transparency Act, adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (the “Act”), will require certain business entities (defined as “reporting companies”) to disclose to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) the identities of their beneficial owners and applicants.
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