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Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe politics behind Ohio State's ridiculous commencement speechThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comOhio State played host to one of the most bizarre commencement speeches of all time this month, when alumnus Chris Pan pitched graduates on Bitcoin and attempted to lead the Buckeye crowd in multiple singalongs. D.J. Byrnes writes The Rooster, a newsetter covering Ohio and its politics. Last week, Byrnes’ publication broke the news that Ohio State’s president, Ted “Slapshot” Carter, broke with recommendations from an advisory committee to select Pan. What was happening there, and what does it reveal a...2024-05-1411 min