Legal & independence

1. Independence

Required disclaimer on the site, reports, email, and social templates:

Unofficial fan tool and analysis. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Ohio State University or its Athletics Department.

2. Trademarks & branding

We do not use protected university marks as our product identity. Factual references to the team in analysis are different from using protected marks as our logo, domain, or brand system. Mirror Lake Pulse is an independent name.

3. Data sources

• Prefer official public stats and openly reported news.
• Do not scrape private or login-walled sources against ToS.
• Attribute public sources when citing specific reports.
• Never invent quotes or private information.

4. Photos, likeness, NIL

We stick to text, original charts, and public factual information. Player photos and NIL commercial imagery are not used without proper rights. Charts do not embed official logos or copy official university brand systems.

5. Analysis & opinion

Content on this site is independent fan analysis and opinion. It is never official team information. Projections and scheme takes are labeled as opinion where appropriate.

6. Paid content

Paid products remain clearly independent fan analysis. We do not claim exclusive insider access we do not have, and we do not sell access to non-public school data.

7. Branding we avoid

As an independent fan publication, we do not use the following as product identity or primary branding:

• Block O
• Brutus Buckeye
• Buckeye Leaf (as logo/mark)
• Official helmet striping designs
• Official jersey designs
• "Script Ohio"
• "The Shoe" as branding
• Official scarlet-and-gray branding treatments that imply university identity
• Any claim of affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship