The pressure of “championship or bust” is nothing new at Ohio State, but heading into the 2024 season, the stakes were higher than ever. Coming off a bowl loss to Missouri and a hard-fought rivalry defeat to the ‘team-up-north’, the Buckeyes demanded their spark back, and the messiah didn’t disappoint. Ross Bjork’s arrival in 2024 and Ohio State winning the national championship may look like a coincidence, but it’s not. Bjork came on a whopping $2 million contract, and the President Walter Carter Jr., already declared Ross Bjork to be “highly intelligent and an effective leader….not to mention fierce competitor.”

That trust in Bjork’s leadership finally showed, with his NIL collective efforts that fueled Ohio State’s roster, along with a record-breaking academic performance. All he ne

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