Ohio State programs flourish in athletic heaven – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/3/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Ohio State programs flourish in athletic heaven
Most sports, highest budget in country part of school mission
Thursday, January 03, 2008
By Ted Lewis
New Orleans Times-Picayune
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Like any outstanding Ohio State athlete, Leah Pinette has earned more than her share of Buckeye stickers signifying her accomplishments.
Unfortunately, though, because Pinette is a synchronized swimmer, they won’t stay on her bathing cap in the water, so she puts them on her water bottle.
No matter. Pinette is a full-fledged dyed-in-the-Scarlet-&-Gray Buckeye, even if her sport has one of the lowest profiles among the nation-high 36 sponsored by her school.
That’s 20 more sports than the NCAA minimum for Division I-A membership. LSU, in contrast, has 19.
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