Resources
Vetted specialists, treatment programs, legal counsel and recovery services — the right door, opened fast, so nobody burns precious weeks searching alone.
Mentorship
Former teammates and Buckeye alumni who have walked the same road — accountability, someone in your corner, and a locker room that never closes.
Financial assistance
Direct funding for support, rehabilitation and recovery — because these scenarios require large amounts of money and time, and hope alone pays for neither.
The six critical needs
WHAT WE FUNDSurgeries, chronic conditions from playing years, long-term care and the bills insurance leaves behind.
Counseling, treatment, crisis support and the long unglamorous work of recovery — for the battles nobody sees from the stands.
Counsel and representation when a legal fight threatens a family's stability.
Emergency relief and rebuilding help when fire, flood or storm takes everything at once.
Advocacy and assistance for athletes and families victimized by crime.
Finishing degrees, retraining and certifications — momentum for the second career.
How a case moves
CONFIDENTIAL, ALWAYSYou, a teammate, or family — one call or message starts it. No forms first, no gatekeeping.
A confidential conversation to understand the circumstance, the timeline and the real need.
Resources, mentors and funding matched to the need — assembled as one play, not a stack of referrals.
We stay through rehabilitation and recovery — the brotherhood doesn't clock out.
What does BTGL fund?
BTGL funds resources, mentorship and financial assistance for former Ohio State athletes in critical need, including legal, natural disaster, crime victimization and education needs.