Gene Smith stepping down as OSU AD

[PSUFTG]

nfm

 

[BobPSU92]

Sandy to columbus.

 

[BobPSU92]

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith to retire in 2024

It was an "honor and privilege" to serve Ohio State, Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday while announcing that run will end in 2024.

www.dispatch.com

 

[CBusLion10]

Can't decide if this means some bombshell scandal news is coming.

That'd be a shame.

 

[psuro]

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith to retire in 2024

It was an "honor and privilege" to serve Ohio State, Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday while announcing that run will end in 2024.

www.dispatch.com

Not soon enough?

 

[ODShowtime]

There's a guy who outmaneuvered us bureaucraticly for years. It helps when you wake up every day on third base but man he ate our lunch.

 

[LionJim]

Can't decide if this means some bombshell scandal news is coming.

That'd be a shame.

Weird as hell timing.

 

[NittPicker]

Lately he's acted as more of a mouthpiece for the conference than the commissioner. By design or was it just his ego?? Either way, it'll be nice to have someone speak for the conference who isn't employed by a member university.

 

[BobPSU92]

Lately he's acted as more of a mouthpiece for the conference than the commissioner. By design or was just his ego?? Either way, it'll be nice to have someone speak for the conference who isn't employed by a member university.

And on the playoff committee.

 

[BobPSU92]

There's a guy who outmaneuvered us bureaucraticly for years. It helps when you wake up every day on third base but man he ate our lunch.

No one outmaneuvers Sandy (to the buffet or otherwise).

 

[PSUJam]

Urban to columbus.

FIFY

 

[step.eng69]

FIFY

that was my first thought also.

 

[doctornick]

Based on when he went to college, he's probably around 66 or so. It's possible he just might want to retire.

 

[BobPSU92]

Let’s call this what it is. Getting out of the game to avoid the new Penn State under Kraft and Neeli.

 

[step.eng69]

Weird as hell timing.

he did mention to Day earlier this yr that it is time to beat Michigan .....OR ......

 

[PSUSignore]

And on the playoff committee.

Like John Urschel?

 

[SurgeOne]

Sandy to columbus.

He’s a scheming, corrupt, dbl-taking, shady dude that somehow positioned himself on every important sports committee. I don’t know how Da O$U continues to land those type of roles, but they do. They are definitely the “dark net” of college athletics and over-invited, and entirely self-interested. I am sure some corruption is catching up to him that that shady-arse skool will try to be minimizing

 

[BobPSU92]

Like John Urschel?

That‘s different. I trust him.

 

[Blair10]

Not sure why some think this is a surprise. The man is 67 years old.

There is nothing suspicious about the timing. Just another boomer deciding to retire.

 

[Got GSPs]

Can't decide if this means some bombshell scandal news is coming.

That'd be a shame.

Ryan Day fired him…