The top team in Brewer's study, no surprise, are NCAA national champions Ohio State Buckeyes, who are valued at $1.96 billion — more than the estimated value for the Minnesota Twins. University of Texas football is right behind at $1.9 billion.

When Ohio State took on Minnesota Duluth Sept. 21-22, 2024, the Bulldogs left Columbus with two victories at the OSU Ice Rink. This time around, the Buckeyes flipped the script and returned to Columbus with two statement victories over a top-five team.

Ohio State is 14-5-1 and enters this matchup after splitting a two-game set with Michigan. The first game of that series took place at Wrigley Field. Minnesota enters on a two-game win streak. The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch Ohio State vs. Minnesota hockey.

For the first time since the Big Ten threepeat when Minnesota won it all in 1940 and 1941, and Ohio State won in 1942, the Big Ten Conference has won consecutive National Championships.

It was a tale of two different games for No. 11 Ohio State in its weekend series with No. 3 Minnesota Friday and Saturday in Columbus. The Buckeyes (15-6-1, 8-4 Big Ten) split their weekend series with the Golden Gophers (18-4-2,

The University of Minnesota cheer squad also took home a national championship, the team’s first in its history. Cheerleading squads actually originated at the University of Minnesota in 1898. And the team still uses that original chant: “Ski-U-Mah!”

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 college football poll of the 2024 season, the sixth time its has finished atop the AP poll.

Recruiting sites like 247Sports and On3 view Loya as a notch below Tracy and Coleman on their transfer portal rankings. According to 247Sports, Coleman is the 35th-best transfer portal wide receiver; Tracy is 55th and Loya is 57th.

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Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) celebrates after winning against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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