Dear Varsity O,

My name is Adam Homan and I am a member of the football team at Ohio State. I am extremely grateful for your gift of a scholarship in honor of Mr. Larry Zelina. This makes it possible for me to graduate with a degree in Exercise Science Education in May of 2013. Thank you so much!

Go Bucks!

Adam Homan #49

2011-12 season previews for: Basketball, Gymnastics, Hockey, Swimming & Diving, Indoor Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling! click to open >>

Thank you so much for making this past year both exciting and memorable for all of us on the Board of Directors. We hope this addition of the VO newsletter finds you enjoying the season with hopes of a great 2012. As you read this issue please keep in mind that our activities and service are only possible due to your membership and generous support. click to open >>

A proven winner at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida, the Ohio State football program will now be guided by an OSU alumnus that has more than 20 years of football coaching experience. Meyer's coaching career started as a graduate assistant for the Buckeyes and he returns to the institution from which he earned his master's degree in sport administration in 1988. click to open >>

Varsity "O" is participating in the Letterwinners Challenge, an unprecedented effort to end veteran homelessness. Head football coaches throughout the Midwest are leading this event, and have recorded Public Service Announcements which have been running during Saturday football games. "The Challenge" turns long-standing sports rivalries into a brand new competition to see which Letterwinner Association can lead the charge to raise the most money to help homeless vets in their state reclaim their lives.
 
To learn more about the Challenge, and to make a contribution to help homeless vets, please click here.

The Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame will grow by 11 members this year, as six men and five women will be inducted the weekend of Sept. 9 and 10 the Men's Varsity O Alumni Association and the Women's Varsity O Alumnae Society announced Wednesday. The class will be officially inducted Sept. 9 during a ceremonial dinner and introduced to the public at halftime of the Ohio State home football game against Toledo Sept. 10. read more >>