In a sign of the times, Ohio State football players took part in a media day this past week, but not just any media day of the traditional variety. No, instead, the players participated in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) media day to showcase their skills in how marketable they are.

The Ohio State football creative team captured a little bit of it in a social media post to share with everyone, and though there’s not a whole lot of information to glean from it all, it’s still interesting to see how these events happen behind the scenes, and important to note for all of those prospective recruits out there that the Buckeyes put an emphasis on what a player can do off the field as well.

Take a look at a short video of Ohio State football players taking turns in front of cameras and interviews in an NIL media day on Thursday, and just wonder how far things have come in such a short time when even paying for a meal on a recruiting trip was frowned upon. Now, runways are being laid out to help them land NIL deals.

BTS of NIL Media Day 🎬 #GoBuckspic.twitter.com/jnzBIdrj3S

— Ohio State Buckeyes 🌰 (@OhioStAthletics) June 25, 2025

NIL itself is going to look entirely different too as the sport now embarks on direct revenue sharing, but you can bet Ohio State will try to embrace that and be ahead of the curve as well.

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