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30 Ex-OSU Players, Including NFL Alums, Sue Over Strauss Abuse

5/8/2026

Center

Ex-Buckeyes Sue

Former NFL players Al Washington, Ray Ellis and Keith Ferguson are among the thirty ex-Buckeyes joining the lawsuit.
Thirty Ohio State football players have joined a lawsuit against Ohio State University alleging sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss.
Ohio State University settled 317 survivors for more than $61 million, five lawsuits 236 men active.
May 2019 investigation found Strauss abused least 177 athletes, officials having known for two decades.

Left

Bores Deploys Bot

Assemblyman Alex Bores deployed an Anthropic chatbot to identify thousands of obsolete, discriminatory New York statutes.
Ohio State University has settled with 317 survivors for over $61 million, while five lawsuits involving 236 men remain pending.
Bores, former Palantir engineer, cites union activism and his computer-science degree as a Democratic first.
His campaign pushes tech-driven government efficiency while condemning outdated laws that sustain inequality.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the class-action lawsuit by former Ohio State football players alleging sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss.
Left coverage did not include this detail, focusing instead on Alex Bores’ AI-driven effort to identify obsolete statutes.
Center also reported an independent investigation finding that Strauss abused at least 177 athletes and that university officials knew for two decades.

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Ex-Buckeyes Sue

Former NFL players Al Washington, Ray Ellis and Keith Ferguson are among the thirty ex-Buckeyes joining the lawsuit.
Thirty Ohio State football players have joined a lawsuit against Ohio State University alleging sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss.
Ohio State University settled 317 survivors for more than $61 million, five lawsuits 236 men active.
May 2019 investigation found Strauss abused least 177 athletes, officials having known for two decades.

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