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Archie Griffin asks Ohio State fans to give blood, win competition

We were fortunate enough to sit down with Griffin and talk about this competition among all eighteen Big Ten programs that log blood donated and registered by fans to their Big Ten team of choice, and that's where you come in.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•2 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC
Key points
  • As an Ohio State fan, if you've had the pleasure of being around, listening to, or simply watching legendary running back Archie Griffin, there's little doubt about what kind of human being he is.
  • Griffin put it into perspective when talking about the importance of giving blood, how Ohio State has some work to do to get from third place up to first, and how to get involved.
  • So if you've given blood from August 12th, any time from August 12th through now, you can go back and log that donation in for Ohio State, or whatever college you want to log in to, and that would count as well.

"OSU fans go from coast to coast, and so you can go donate blood anywhere in the country, and then go to the website and register your donation towards Ohio State and make sure credit is given toward the Buckeyes.

Additional details
  • Ohio State is losing to two other Big Ten programs, and why not marry a competition with a great cause?
  • "The competition has been going on since August 12 and runs through December 4, so time is running out, and we want Buckeye Nation to show up," Griffin told Buckeyes Wire.
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  • "And to me, I've always felt that this campaign is one of the easier ways that you could pay it forward, as my former coach Woody Hayes talked about all the time — doing things to help others," Griffin said.
  • As it stands right now, OSU's blood donations are behind first-place Wisconsin and second-place Nebraska, and if it means anything -- and it should -- Michigan is in fourth place just behind the Buckeyes.

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