Gene Smith, who retired as Ohio State's athletic director last year, is now working with Maryland as a consultant.

You have to have something to keep you mentally active,” Smith said to the Dispatch, “and the consulting and board work keeps ...

Ohio State: Oller: Ohio State AD Gene Smith finds 'sweet spot' in making retirement decision Considered one of Smith’s protegees, Jarmond helped UCLA apply for and earn acceptance into the Big ...

Ohio State men's basketball coach Thad Matta, athletic director Gene Smith and football coach Urban Meyer ride a car at the start of the NBA Championship parade in Cleveland on June 22, 2016.

Ohio State Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith announced Wednesday that he plans to retire next summer. Here’s what you need to know: Smith has been the Buckeyes’ athletic director since 2005.

Gene Smith says he feels “really good” about how Ohio State has adapted to NIL but still believes federal legislation is necessary to regulate NIL at a national level.

This time Gene Smith actually hit the sweet spot. The 67-year-old Ohio State athletic director is retiring June 30 at what feels like the perfect time, stepping away at the intersection of needed ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith discusses the new Big Ten Conference media rights deal with reporters inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Aug. 18, 2022.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has claimed in a written testimony that it has "become common" for potential prospective college athletes to ask for $5,000 merely to visit a school’s campus.

Gene Smith served as Ohio State's athletic director from 2005 to 2024. Before joining Ohio State, he held the same role at ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, left, talks with Diana Sabau, Ohio State's senior associate athletics director and football administrator, at a 2017 news conference.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, left, talks with Diana Sabau, Ohio State's senior associate athletics director and football administrator, at a 2017 news conference.