Big Noon Kickoff is in Columbus for Saturday’s massive showdown against the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns. However, one of the show’s newly acquired personalities will reportedly not be allowed inside the stadium when the show moves in from campus.
According to Ryan Glasspiegel of FOS, Barstool founder Dave Portnoy is “barred” from Ohio Stadium. While he is still slated to appear on the show earlier in the day, when the likes of Rob Stone and Urban Meyer get inside the building as the atmosphere builds, Portnoy cannot follow them in.
“Ohio State is barring Barstool Sports from campus and its founder Dave Portnoy from entering Ohio Stadium for the school’s huge opening-week matchup against Texas on Saturday, sources told Front Office Sports,” Glasspiegel said. “Portnoy will still appear on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, but not for the end of the show inside the stadium, a source said.”
Portnoy is quite vocal on social media when it comes to supporting Ohio State’s biggest rival, the Michigan Wolverines. He attended the university and has remained incredibly royal. Tweets about the rivalry are incredibly common from Portnoy, especially as Michigan currently owns a four-game winning streak against Ohio State.
