\n Welcome to the Skull Session. <\/p>\n
\n\tCan I interest anyone in an\u00a0Aaron Craft Hoop Mixtape?\n<\/p>\n
\n\n\t\tAaron Craft<\/p>\n
That guy rocked. pic.twitter.com\/e0091qxO7i<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n
\t\u2014 That Guy Rocked (@ThatGuyRocked) February 19, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\tHave a good Thursday.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u00a0PROCEED WITH CAUTION.<\/strong> In an interview with 10TV\u2019s Dom Tiberi this week, Ted Carter discussed whether we could see super-conferences in the future. The Ohio State president cautioned against the Buckeyes joining one, citing the potential dilution of the Ohio State brand as the primary reason.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI\u2019m always going to be protective of the Ohio State Buckeyes. And if we put ourselves into some sort of bigger league than what we are in already in the Big Ten, it has a chance of diluting our brand, so I\u2019m not going to be the first one to sign up for that,\u201d Carter said. \u201cWe\u2019re at 18 teams now. Some people might argue that it diluted us a little bit from what we were. But yet the Big Ten now is an even more powerful brand because of it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n\tAccording to The Wall Street Journal\u2019s Andrew Beaton<\/a>, Ohio State has the third-most valuable football program in the country at $1.55 billion, trailing only Texas ($2.2 billion) and Texas A&M ($1.59 billion). Carter said that puts the Buckeyes in a position of power, no matter what happens down the road.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIn the experiment of (super-conference) expansion, Ohio State is still at the top of that list,\u201d Carter said. \u201cAnd our brand matters. Not only are we the most recognizable brand, but the most powerful athletic Division I sports program in the country. I mean, 36 Division I sports. Nobody else is doing that except for Navy and Stanford at 35. But\u00a0I love our brand. I want to protect it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n\tFor now, Ohio State doesn\u2019t need a super-conference to validate its place. I tend to agree with Carter \u2014 when you\u2019re at the top of the sport, bigger isn\u2019t always better. The Buckeyes are already one of college athletics\u2019 most powerful brands \u2014 financially, competitively and nationally. And if Carter has his way, that power will be preserved, not packaged. I\u2019m good with that.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u00a0GIVE A LITTLE MORE.<\/strong> Thanks be to Tiberi for another section of #content. The 10TV veteran is on the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer<\/a> this week and secured interviews with several Buckeyes, including Julian Sayin, Carson Hinzman, Luke Montgomery and Austin Siereveld.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tHere\u2019s Tiberi\u2019s four-minute conversation with Sayin, where he and the Ohio State quarterback discussed the Buckeyes\u2019 offseason workouts, new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and more:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n\tI like Sayin \u2014 I really do \u2014 but someone needs to beat the media training out of him before his second season as QB1. Right now, he\u2019s still a coachspeak generator in interviews. And I get it. That\u2019s probably what Ryan Day prefers.\u00a0But this is the same dude who plays football like he has AirPods in blasting Maroon 5. The same guy who posts YoungBoy Never Broke Again and G Herbo on Instagram. Come on, Julian. I know there\u2019s more in there, so let us see it!\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u00a0BALL OVER EVERYTHING.<\/strong> Ohio State is coming to NBA 2K26.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t2K Sports announced Wednesday that Ohio State is one of 16 schools it will \u201cbring to life\u201d in the next update of 2K26. Joining the Buckeyes in the update will be Arizona, Baylor, Duke, Florida, Houston, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Purdue, Texas, UCLA, and UConn.\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\u201c2K is building the definitive basketball universe, uniting the NBA, WNBA, and soon the collegiate ranks under one banner,\u201d\u00a02K Sports senior VP and GM\u00a0Zak Armitage\u00a0said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s an ambitious undertaking to authentically represent the most elite levels of the sport, and we will continue to scale it over time, beginning with our foundational college experience next year.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n\tGiven Ohio State\u2019s performance over the past four seasons, it might not seem like the Buckeyes belong among these 16 programs being promoted in one of America\u2019s top video games. However, thanks to what Carter highlighted earlier \u2014 the second-most-valuable athletic department in Division I and a fan base of over 11 million \u2014 Ohio State has earned membership in some very exclusive clubs. This is one of them, and I\u2019m not complaining.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u00a0THAT\u2019S RIGHT, TED.<\/strong> I am a simple man. I see Ted Ginn Jr. #content, I post.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tThe former Ohio State wide receiver had a run-in with a Michigan fan during a Columbus Aviators meet-and-greet this week. Ginn let them know he beat the Wolverines three times in a row in 2004, 2005 and 2006.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tYou know I had to track down this play from Troy Smith and Ginn during The Game of the Century. It\u2019s one of the most aesthetically pleasing plays in Ohio State\u2019s rich football history:\n<\/p>\n
\n\n\t\tCoach did not approve of the case pic.twitter.com\/xsPvfMr0t4<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n
\t\u2014 Columbus Aviators (@UFLAviators) February 18, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\tThe rivalry never sleeps!\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u00a0SONG OF THE DAY.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cGive A Little More\u201d \u2013\u00a0Maroon 5.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u00a0CUT TO THE CHASE.\u00a0<\/strong>Texas Tech’s JT Toppin tore his ACL and is out for season<\/a>…\u00a0Seattle Seahawks begin sale process, less than 2 weeks after winning Super Bowl<\/a>…\u00a0Florida’s IMG Academy fined $1.7 million\u00a0for accepting fees linked to Mexican drug cartel<\/a>…\u00a0Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n