Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was a forward thinker in a college athletic world resistant to change. The NCAA clung to its amateur model for decades, even when schools and television ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Gene Smith enters his final days as Ohio State’s athletic director, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird decided to sit down with him for an hour-long conversation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, who has spent the past 18 years at Ohio State leading one of the largest and most successful athletic programs in the country ...

Outgoing Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith rated new men’s basketball coach Jake Diebler’s performance as “exceeds ...

will replace the retiring Gene Smith. He has more than 30 years of experience in college athletics, most recently as the athletic director at Texas A&M, the university said. “Few athletics ...

The question put to Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was a simple one. How tough was it for you personally to fire Chris Holtmann? “It was hard,” Smith replied. He then paused for 13 ...

After 19 years as the Buckeyes athletic director, Gene Smith officially entered retirement on Monday morning, and Ross Bjork is officially the new Buckeyes athletic director. Bjork was hired on ...

Former Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith says the decision to cut scholarships for Ohio State men's gymnastics is part of a trend happening across the country and that the situation is ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith shares his thoughts on news that Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany will retire in 2020. News broke earlier today that Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany will ...

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Outgoing Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith rated new men’s basketball coach Jake Diebler’s performance as “exceeds expectations” for the 2023-24 season. Diebler began the year as ...