$3.00 PERIODICAL NEWSPAPER CLASSIFICATION DATED MATERIAL PLEASE RUSH!! Vol. 42, No. 23 “For The Buckeye Fan Who Needs To Know More” July 2023 OSU AD Gene Smith Leads Way In Unstable WINDS OF Time For College Sports CHANGE The Interview Issue: • Gene Smith –...
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$3.00 PERIODICAL NEWSPAPER CLASSIFICATION DATED MATERIAL PLEASE RUSH!! Vol. 42, No. 23 “For The Buckeye Fan Who Needs To Know More” July 2023 OSU AD Gene Smith Leads Way In Unstable WINDS OF Time For College Sports CHANGE The Interview Issue: • Gene Smith – Cover By BRADEN MOLES • John Cooper – Pg. 12 Buckeye Sports Bulletin Associate Editor • Cardale Jones – Pg. 16 • Karen Dennis – Pg. 20 • Jerry Welsh – Pg. 23 Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith • Christopher Hoch – Pg. 26 has served in his role since 2005, with over • Ray Shoup – Pg. 28 18 years on the job at this point, but the last handful of athletic seasons may have provided the most challenge thus far in his tenure. Beyond the obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, college athletics has continued to change with the introduction of the transfer portal in 2018 and the addition of the one-time transfer rule and adoption of name, image and likeness, both in 2021. All of these de- velopments have made for
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