It’s been a big week for Ohio State athletics, and the official collective of OSU capped off the week with a big announcement on social media.
THE Foundation announced that it had raised $500,000 in the past week. The figure likely includes the donation made by former Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud, an unspecified donation that THE Foundation announced shortly after Stroud and the Houston Texans lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Divisional Playoffs on Sunday.
Stroud was announced as a “platinum donor,” meaning he donated between $50,000 and $100,000.
That’s a significant number, even for a large athletic program like the Buckeyes. But the news got bigger as THE Foundation’s board announced they were matching the figure, meaning that the collective raised $1 million in a week.
“Thanks everyone for your support! We raised $500k from Buckeye Nation over the past week & our board matched it! We will be doing another match soon focused on recurring & Founders Club donors.”
With the release came a list of the athletes the donations would support in football and men’s basketball.