The university said the center will help with recruiting and roster management, scheduling strategy, scholarship and budget modeling, and other operational aspects.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State athletics department announced on Thursday that it is launching a new initiative designed to enhance success across its varsity sports programs.

The Center for Sports Intelligence and Strategy will bring administrators together and have them focus on driving strategic planning, optimizing decision-making backed by data and fostering collaboration across teams, according to the university.

“The Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy will equip our coaches with more information, context and clarity to make even better decisions,” Deputy Athletics Director Shaun Richard. “We already have the best sports science team that equips our coaches with data on training, recovery, and performance. This unit will work in tandem with our sports scientists, as well as our business and NIL strategy teams, to give coaches additional data and actionable insights.”

Some of the projects include:

Understanding what types of student-athletes tend to be successful in certain sports

Identifying traits and trends from high school that best indicate college success

Determining the ideal make-up of a team’s roster given the addition of the new Big Ten members

Richard said the center’s mission will enhance coaches’ ability to make critical decisions by providing them with relevant and timely information available.

According to Ohio State, the new center will help with recruiting and roster management, scheduling strategy, scholarship and budget modeling, and other operational aspects.