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A group of former Ohio State football players are set to join a civil sexual‑abuse lawsuit, expanding the case against the university and others as plaintiffs seek accountability for alleged abuse and failures to protect students.
Thirty former Ohio State University football players, including NFL alums, joined a class-action alleging the university failed to protect them from campus doctor Richard Strauss; OSU has settled with 317 survivors for more than $61 million, but five Strauss-related lawsuits remain.
In a deposition unsealed Monday, former OSU athletic director Andy Geiger said he believes Rep. Jim Jordan probably knew about Dr. Richard Strauss’s abuse of wrestlers and other male athletes at Ohio State, challenging Jordan’s denials as the long-running federal lawsuit against OSU—which has tied Strauss’s alleged abuse to hundreds of student-athletes—continues with multiple depositions and settlements; OSU officials have acknowledged knowledge of the abuse and say they cannot comment on active litigation.
The Ohio State University released the findings of a joint investigation into former President Walter 'Ted' Carter Jr.'s resignation. The inquiry determined Carter attempted to misuse his office to obtain resources for a personal associate, but university processes and staff prevented those efforts; the actions also impacted several university partners. No further personnel actions are recommended beyond Carter's resignation and the prior resignation of Senior VP Chris Kabourek. The report offers recommendations to strengthen president-board independence, leadership-request practices, and ethics/insider-threat training, and it emphasizes upholding the university's culture and values. The full report and records are publicly accessible on OSU's investigation webpage.
Ohio State named executive vice president and provost Ravi Bellamkonda as its 18th president, three days after President Ted Carter resigned over an inappropriate relationship involving someone seeking public resources; Bellamkonda has led the university’s academic mission since Jan. 2025 and previously served as provost at Emory, with a background at Duke, MIT, Brown, Case Western Reserve and Georgia Tech, and vows to advance excellence at scale across academics, student services, research, patient care and athletics.
OSU’s Board of Trustees will name the next university leader at a 9 a.m. meeting Thursday, after President Ted Carter resigned over an inappropriate relationship related to a veteran-focused podcast sponsored by JobsOhio; the status of the next leader (interim vs permanent) and other details were not released.
Ohio State University president Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. has resigned after disclosing an inappropriate relationship involving someone seeking public resources for a personal business; the Board of Trustees accepted his resignation. Carter, OSU’s 17th president who began on Jan. 1, 2024 after being named in 2023, apologized for the mistake and said a transition plan will be announced in the coming days.
Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned after revealing an inappropriate relationship tied to access to university leadership. The board of trustees launched an investigation and is planning a leadership transition, while daily operations would be managed by senior university officials as the school moves forward.
The president of Ohio State University, Ted Carter, has resigned after revealing an inappropriate relationship that involved someone seeking public resources for personal business; the board accepted the resignation and will oversee a smooth leadership transition, as the university faces broader scrutiny including Les Wexner-related controversy and multi-million-dollar settlements with Strauss sexual-abuse survivors.
Ohio State University President Ted Carter Jr. has resigned after a relationship disclosure, triggering a leadership transition on campus; the report provides no additional details about the relationship.
Ohio State University President Walter 'Ted' Carter Jr. resigned after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources for personal business; the board accepted the resignation and announced an orderly leadership transition. Carter, the university's 17th president hired in 2023, apologized for the misstep.
Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned after disclosing an inappropriate relationship involving someone seeking public resources; the board accepted the resignation after a rare three-hour executive session and said a leadership transition would be announced, with an interim president to be named in the coming days.
Ohio State University President Ted Carter has resigned after revealing an inappropriate relationship to the university’s board of trustees. The board accepted his resignation and said a transition plan would be announced soon. Carter cited the relationship involved someone seeking public resources for personal business and said he made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to university leadership. He began his tenure in January 2024, and there is no interim president named yet as OSU pursues its Education for Citizenship 2035 plan and a leadership transition.
Terrance “Whitey” Schwieterman, 69, of Coldwater, died February 25, 2026, after Lewy Body Dementia. Born July 11, 1956, he earned a business degree from Ohio State University and an MBA from Wright State, and was a CPA who loved fishing, hunting, baseball, and family. He married Joann Niekamp in 1980 and is survived by three children (Natalie, Tyler, and Kelly) and a granddaughter Maddie. A private service will be held at a later date; memorial contributions may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association.
A long-form piece ties Les Wexner to Jeffrey Epstein, detailing Epstein’s control over parts of Wexner’s wealth, Wexner’s substantial donations to Ohio State University (including naming rights on OSU facilities and a new hospital), and renewed pressure as lawmakers seek his deposition and as survivors and critics push to remove his name; Wexner denies knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and says he cut ties in 2007, while OSU faces lawsuits and scrutiny over past donors.