Last February, Smith cautioned fans that might not mean Alabama, Clemson or other warm-weather teams would be playing in Ohio Stadium in December. His concerns were not related to snow or the ...

"I never thought we'd be playing golf in (Ohio) stadium. We had 11,000 people play nine holes of golf in the stadium."– Gene Smith on generating extra revenue Nearing retirement, Smith is ...

Gene Smith has had a change of heart about playing potential College Football Playoff games in Ohio Stadium. Last year, the Ohio State athletic director said it would be his preference for the ...

Earlier this year, Ohio State announced a multi-year partnership with Columbus-based Safelite AutoGlass to rename the playing surface at Ohio Stadium, which is now known as Safelite Field.

Gene Smith surprised many when he said that his preference would be for Ohio State to play a potential first-round College Football Playoff game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis rather than on ...

Gene Smith Among 14 Members of Ohio State’s 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Class Although Smith expects most of his trips back to Columbus to be to play golf with his friends rather than attending ...

Ohio State has not seen many athletic directors in its history. Gene Smith, who announced that he ... won 15 national championships. Bill Davis Stadium, the Jerome Schottenstein Center and Jesse ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and I have ... is out of sight out of mind. Most golf fans have kind of forgotten that Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith exist. It also did not help that ...

Smith said maintenance on Ohio Stadium runs $2.2-2.5 million annually, which is paid by the athletic department. Much of that cost deals with structural factors such as concrete repair and ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith got ... against Michigan. Smith was seen getting into it with a Michigan staffer midway through the third quarter at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.

It was certainly a rough day in the Big House for the Buckeye faithful, including Ohio ... Gene Smith apparently crossed the yellow dotted line, which is a big no-no at Michigan Stadium - leading ...