Ohio State Buckeyes fans react during overtime of the NCAA men's basketball game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Value City Arena in Columbus on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.

Value City Arena can be loud when it’s packed to the rafters, but those types of crowds have become the exception to the norm in the last decade. There’s no way to make the arena smaller, and the ...

That made it the least-attended season in Value City Arena's 26-year history. That contributes to a sense of growing apathy that athletic director Ross Bjork said he's aware of.

The size of the arena doesn’t help. Value City Arena can be loud when it’s packed to the rafters, but those types of crowds have become the exception to the norm in the last decade.