On Wednesday, Ohio State introduced new baseball coach Justin Haire and new softball coach Kirin Kumar, who are taking over the programs in 2024.
With all the changes within the athletics department, Bjork said he's quickly learned Ohio State's hiring process. “There’s no reason why we can’t be in the mix,” Bjork said when asked about his expectations for Ohio State baseball and softball. He acknowledged that Ohio State faces more challenges in those sports geographically than SEC schools but said “I really believe, based on my research, that you can win with players in this region.”
On the evolution of colleges paying athletes from cost of attendance stipends starting in 2015 to revenue sharing starting next year: “Think of all the things that we’re packing in like a 10-year period. And college athletics evolved for 120 years before that. We’re packing a lot of change in a very short amount of time.”
Bjork said his hope is for Ohio State baseball and softball to be able to draw 2,500-3,000 fans on a consistent basis once the weather warms up in the spring. “We know February is tough. Early March is tough from a weather standpoint. But can you go from the middle of March to the end of May and make it a really fun environment? I think we can.”
On what her program will look like:"We are gonna build this program on ownership, accountability and respect. Those are non-negotiables on and off the field. ... This is the school to be at, and we didn't come here just to go to postseason or regionals, we came here to become the premier program in the Big Ten."Justin HaireGrowing up an hour and a half from Columbus, Haire noted he has a lot of family in the room to thank.
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