Ex-ESPN star Keith Olbermann blasts Ohio State after congratulating former Buckeye JD Vance: 'S--- school'

Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann took purpose at Ohio State, calling it a "s--- school" aft the assemblage congratulated Vice President-elect JD Vance pursuing Donald Trump’s triumph connected Tuesday. 

Ohio State posted the congratulatory connection connected X, highlighting Vance’s ties to the university and the state. 

Republican vice statesmanlike nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, gestures to the assemblage aft speaking during a run rally connected Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, successful Newtown, Pa.

"Congratulations to Vice President-elect JD Vance, an alumnus of The Ohio State University and autochthonal Ohioan," the station read. 

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Olbermann, 1 of Trump’s astir vocal critics, responded with his ain connection attacking the university. 

"Wasn't before, is now: S--- School," helium wrote. 

Olbermann, who famously walked distant from ESPN up of the 2020 predetermination truthful helium could talk retired against Trump connected societal media, has been captious of Trump, adjacent questioning the authenticity of the archetypal assassination effort connected the erstwhile president astatine a run rally successful Butler, Pa. implicit the summer. 

FILE - Keith Olbermann speaks onstage during the Olbermann sheet astatine the ESPN information of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association circuit astatine the Beverly Hilton Hotel connected July 24, 2013, successful Beverly Hills, California. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Vance, a devout Buckeyes instrumentality and Ohio native, graduated from Ohio State successful 2009. He erstwhile revealed that erstwhile helium had been asked by Trump to beryllium his moving mate, helium had joked that his ties to the Buckeyes mightiness power Michigan voters. 

"When helium archetypal asked maine to beryllium a VP, I was like, 'Well, you know, hopefully we don't suffer Michigan by similar 900 votes, due to the fact that you're going to regret it. 'Cause it's astir apt conscionable a 1000 p---ed-off Wolverine fans who wouldn't ballot for a Buckeye,'" helium said during an quality connected OutKick's "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show." 

FILE - Ohio State Buckeyes mascot Brutus Buckeye walks the sideline anterior to the NCAA shot crippled against the Michigan Wolverines astatine Michigan Stadium. (IMAGN)

"But I deliberation that astir Michiganders are going to beryllium capable to enactment sports rivalries speech and enactment the state first, which is what, of course, each of america judge is the astir important thing."

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Vance was correct, arsenic the erstwhile president was capable to triumph implicit the important plaything state. 

Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report. 

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