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Gene Smith will chair men’s basketball committee
This just in from the NCAA:
INDIANAPOLIS — Gene Smith, associate vice president and athletics director at The Ohio State University, has been appointed chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2010-11 academic year.
Smith’s term as chair will begin September 1, 2010, following formal approval by the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. He will succeed Dan Guerrero, who will chair the committee for the 2009-10 season.
Smith has been the athletics director at Ohio State since 2005 and is in his second year as associate vice president. With 36 varsity sports and nearly 1,000 student-athletes on campus, Smith oversees one of the nation’s largest college athletic programs. Smith, who soon completes his third year on the men’s basketball committee, has a long history of service to intercollegiate athletics, having been a member of the NCAA’s Management Council, the Committee on Infractions, the Executive Committee, the Football Rules Committee, the Baseball Academic Enhancement Task Force and the President’s Commission Liaison Committee.
In addition, he is a member of the Basketball Academic Enhancement Group and has served on USA Basketball’s Finance and Audit Committee, and as president of both the Division I-A Athletics Directors Association and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
“Being a member of the men’s basketball committee is a prestigious honor that comes with incredible responsibility to our membership,” Smith said. “I have the highest possible respect for the colleagues with whom I serve. There is a high level of admiration for the way past chairs have handled keeping with the mission of this committee, and I look forward to the opportunity to continue the important work of this group.”
A native of Cleveland, Smith played football at Notre Dame, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He was a member of the 1973 national championship team and joined the coaching staff after graduation, helping the Irish to the 1977 national championship. He stayed at Notre Dame until 1981, when he went to work for IBM in a marketing position. Two years later, he returned to collegiate athletics as assistant athletics director at Eastern Michigan University. He was appointed interim AD in 1985 and then was named to the position on a full-time basis one year later.
In 1993 he was named Iowa State University’s director of athletics, a role he held until 2000, when he took the same position at Arizona State University. He remained at ASU for five years before moving on to Ohio State.
“Gene is a thoughtful leader who has tremendous dedication to intercollegiate athletics, knowledge of the game and leadership that will serve this committee well,” said Mike Slive, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference and current chair of the committee. “He leads one of the most successful athletics departments in the country, and his leadership on campus, within the Columbus community and to the Association is extraordinary.”
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OSU opener will kick off at noon
News from Ohio State football:
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State-Navy football game on Saturday, September 5, 2009, at Ohio Stadium will kick off at noon Eastern, the Big Ten Conference has announced.
ESPN will televise that season opener, marking the first time since 1931 that a service academy team has played in the Horseshoe. Ohio State defeated Navy in that 1931 contest 20-0. The last meeting between the schools came in the 1981 Liberty Bowl, with the Buckeyes posting a 31-28 win. Ohio State leads the all-time series with Navy 3-0.
Also …
The Ohio State-Toledo football game on Sept. 19 at Cleveland Browns Stadium will kick off at noon, Toledo officials announced. ESPN-Plus will televise that contest on a regional basis; it will also be available on ESPN GamePlan.
OSU’s 2009 schedule:
Sept. 5, Navy, noon (ESPN) Sept. 12, USC, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sept. 19, Toledo (in Cleveland), noon (ESPN-Plus) Sept. 26, Illinois, tba Oct. 3, at Indiana, 7 p.m. (BTN) Oct. 10, Wisconsin, tba Oct. 17, at Purdue, tba Oct. 24, Minnesota, noon Oct. 31, New Mexico State, tba Nov. 7, at Penn State, tba Nov. 14, Iowa, tba Nov. 21, at Michigan, tba
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Tressel visiting troops in Middle East
OHIO STATE football coach Jim Tressel is in the Middle East on an eight-day tour in conjunction with Armed Forces Entertainment.
Tressel is one of several college football coaches, including Texas’ Mack Brown, who are visiting troops in several countries. The tour concludes Thursday.
LINDY’S MAGAZINE has the Buckeyes at No. 8 in its preseason poll. The Sept. 12 showdown against USC will be big. The Trojans check in at No. 4.
The mag picks Ohio State to win the Big Ten, edging out Penn State, Michigan State, Illinois and Wisconsin. If you’re wondering, Michigan is picked to finish seventh.
THE BIG TEN Conference announced today that the Ohio State-Minnesota football game on Oct. 24 will start at noon.
It is the homecoming game for OSU. TV details will be announced at a later date.
OSU’s 2009 schedule:
Sept. 5, Navy, tba Sept. 12, USC, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sept. 19, Toledo (in Cleveland), tba Sept. 26, Illinois, tba Oct. 3, at Indiana, 7 p.m. (BTN) Oct. 10, Wisconsin, tba Oct. 17, at Purdue, tba Oct. 24, Minnesota, noon Oct. 31, New Mexico State, tba Nov. 7, at Penn State, tba Nov. 14, Iowa, tba Nov. 21, at Michigan, tba
