On the social media site, fans made fun of Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day for falling short against a team that resembled rival Michigan and had a yellow “M” emblem.

Fans were quick to ridicule Ohio State on social media following their embarrassing 14-3 loss to Missouri at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night.

Ohio State scored the Cotton Bowl’s opening points via a field goal on their third drive of the contest to take a 3-0 lead. The rest of the Buckeyes’ drives consisted of eight punts, one missed field goal, and a fumble on their final possession.

 

 

Missouri deserves credit for eventually coming alive in the fourth quarter to score two touchdowns. But fans on X joked that another aspect might have played a factor in Mizzou beating Ohio State — the yellow block “M” logo on the Tigers players’ helmets.

Spectators on the social media platform clowned Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day for losing to another team with a yellow “M” logo like their rivals Michigan. The Wolverines dealt the Buckeyes their only loss of the regular season last month in a 30-24 affair in Ann Arbor.

Ohio State has lost its last three matchups against their Michigan. Even in a Buckeyes’ loss against a different opponent, the specter of their rivalry game futility still haunts them.

An NCAA investigation is reportedly underway involving an “unnamed” football program allegedly stealing footage from other teams.

 

 

 

The brewing scandal centers around Catapult, a sports performance analytics company that is widely used amongst college football teams. The Australian company provides software used to study game and practice footage shared between a team’s players and coaches.

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports reported Friday that Catapult has confirmed the NCAA’s investigation into the “unauthorized access” of team footage.

The report added that “at least one school” is being implicated. Michigan, which has been investigated and penalized for alleged sign-stealing this season, is not the school, per Wetzel.

 

 

 

 

Catapult released a statement on the matter to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Tom VanHaaren.

“We will continue to support the ongoing investigation with the NCAA and local authorities,” the statement read. “At Catapult, we hold ourselves to the highest of standards and safeguarding customer information is of utmost importance to us.”

 

 

 

Catapult recently drew attention when it was mentioned Thursday by Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond during his press conference ahead of the Alabama-Michigan matchup in the College Football Playoff. Bond was asked particularly about the Wolverines’ sign-stealing scandal.

 

 

The 19-year-old wideout mentioned in passing that Alabama had stopped using the Catapult software individually on their tablets. When pressed on the matter further, Bond said the team instead resorted to team-wide film sessions due to the threat of footage potentially being stolen.

A Michigan spokesperson later confirmed to Rittenberg and VanHaaren that their program was not under investigation.

Michigan believed that it was also potentially being targeted in a breach, which led them to shut down team access to Catapult in November.

 

 

 

Devin Brown’s reign as the starter for Ohio State lasted about as long as Aaron Rodgers’ with the Jets this season.

Brown, who backed up Kyle McCord for the Buckeyes this season, finally got his opportunity to start Friday in the Cotton Bowl Classic against Missouri. The sophomore quarterback got his cleat stuck in the turf at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in the first quarter, resulting in an ankle injury.