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 (WCMH) – After 39 years as an NCAA Division-I Athletic Director, with 19 of those spent at Ohio State, Gene Smith has 73 days left on the job before retirement. “The fact that I ...

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 is in the home stretch of his career leading the Buckeyes’ athletic department. He is set to retire on June 30, but he isn’t letting his final months go ...

The NCAA honored former Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith with the Gerald R. Ford Award on Tuesday. The award is given each year to an individual who provided significant leadership as an ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith pulled no punches when asked by central Ohio's NPR affiliate whether he believes Michigan's recent football victories over the Buckeyes should come with an ...

ATLANTA -- Watching Ohio State this last month in the College Football ... It goes deeper than that. Gene Smith is the now-retired AD who elevated Day -- a young offensive coordinator with no ...