The university said on Monday that Ted Carter, the president of Ohio State, had resigned after disclosing a “inappropriate relationship” to the board of trustees.
Men’s and women’s college basketball, men’s ice hockey, and Ohio State’s football program all continued to be very profitable during Carter’s two-year term. Carter, a former president of the University of Nebraska and superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received his degree, had a significant role in shaping the future of collegiate athletics.
Carter had voiced concerns about the present collegiate sports model, which is based on revenue from athletes’ names, images, and likenesses, as well as the amount of money that institutions should be permitted to spend.
Ohio State president Ted Carter calls college sports’ current model “not sustainable.”
Under the current structure, Ohio State is only one of five schools that can “play at this level in terms of NIL,” he says, in reference to above-the-cap funding.https://t.co/nt0QA4faES
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) February 19, 2026
This is true even if Ohio State, one of the best sports schools in the country, receives substantial NIL contributions from affluent individuals.
Carter also expressed opposition to the College Football Playoffs’ potential expansion from 12 to 16 or even 24 teams, although he conceded that it is likely to occur.
