Ohio State President Ted Carter Jr., center, and former head coach Urban Meyer stand on the field before the game against Notre Dame in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in Jan. 2025. The university announced Carter’s resignation Monday after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship. File Photo by Mike Zarrilli/UPI | License Photo
Ohio State University accepted the resignation of its president, Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship.
The university’s Board of Trustees said in a statement Monday: “The president recently disclosed to trustees that he had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business.”
Carter, 66, told the board on Saturday in a three-hour executive session, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
The board thanked Carter for his leadership and praised his accomplishments at Ohio State.
Carter issued his own statement in the same press release:
“For personal reasons, I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role as president of The Ohio State University. I disclosed to the board of trustees that I made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership,” Carter said in the statement.
“I believe we have made much progress during my time at Ohio State, and I’m sorry I’m not able to remain your president longer. The students, faculty and staff at this university are among the very best in the world, and the Education for Citizenship 2035 strategic plan has Ohio State poised to succeed for years to come.”
Carter began his position at Ohio State Jan. 1, 2024. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and the Navy Fighter Weapons School, also known as Top Gun, and studied at the Navy Nuclear Power School, the U.S. Air Force Air War College, the Naval War College and the Armed Forces Staff College, The Dispatch reported. He led the Naval Academy as its longest continuously serving superintendent since the Civil War. Before he was hired at Ohio State, he was president of the University of Nebraska system.
