The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State has taken an off-field twist this week with conflicting reports over whether Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy had been banned from Ohio Stadium.

On Monday night, Front Office Sports reported that Ohio State blocked Portnoy from appearing on FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff broadcast inside The Horseshoe ahead of the Buckeyes’ matchup with Texas. Portnoy, a Michigan alumnus and outspoken critic of Ohio State, quickly weighed in by saying both he and the Barstool College Football Show had been kept out by the Buckeyes.

By Tuesday morning, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork had pushed back on that initial report, telling Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger the decision had come directly from FOX, not the university.

Portnoy, meanwhile, didn’t back off fr

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