Three B1G Things is a daily weekday update on some of the most unique and interesting stories from across the B1G. It ranges from recruiting to coach press conferences, funny anecdotes to serious situations. We provide our commentary, analysis and opinions on a few topics every day.

Ohio State’s coaches pledge big money to local food bank

Several members of Ohio State’s athletic department are helping out as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect families across the country. Over the last two days, coaches and administrators have pledged over $200,000 to help the cause.

Wednesday, Ohio State announced that head football coach Ryan Day, head basketball coach Chris Holtmann and athletic director Gene Smith and their families have teamed up and will donate $35,000 per month between April and August to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. The grand total will come to $175,000, which will help secure over $1.5 million in groceries for those in need.

Following that announcement, the school also revealed that Buckeye assistant football coaches worked together and will donate $47,000 to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, as well.

Those are incredibly generous acts from the Ohio State coaches during a time of need. We should all applaud their efforts to help the families of Ohio during such an incredibly difficult time.

Jim Harbaugh extends offer to 2nd grader recovering from leukemia

Continuing the theme of generosity, we jump from Columbus to Ann Arbor — which isn’t a trip many will take. In this case, however, it’s well worth it.

Recently, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh extended an offer to a 2nd-grade student who is recovering from leukemia. He became the youngest individual ever to receive an offer from the University of Michigan, and it was another awesome display of kindness from the Wolverines leader.

This week, Harbaugh made a call to second-grade student Sebastiano (Yanno) Fidone in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sebastiano was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in December 2015, when he was just four years old. He had been receiving daily chemotherapy treatments until February 2019. Sebastiano’s mother also says that her son has been off treatment for a little over a year and is scheduled to have an appointment later this month to check on his remission.

It’s probably the most important offer Harbaugh has made during his coaching career.

ADs are in favor of College Football Playoff expansion

A recent survey conducted by Brett McMurphy of Stadium showed that 88 percent of FBS athletic directors are in favor of expanding the College Football Playoff. 88 percent! That probably means we’ll see some sort of change when the current contract ends in 2025.

Most are in favor of an eight-team field, with each Power Five champion and the highest-ranked Group of Five team receiving an automatic bid. There would then be two at-large bids to fill to complete the eight-team format.

While controversy and ambiguity always make for fun topics of conversation and add an element to college football that other leagues don’t have, this type of playoff system would probably be the fairest. And, with two at-large bids still open, it could make non-conference scheduling even more important.

There won’t be any changes to the format for a few years, but it seems inevitable that we’ll get expansion to an eight-team playoff before too long. Then, at the very least, we’ll probably have some written criteria to receive a bid to compete for a national title.