Ohio State coaches Ryan Day and Chris Holtmann, along with athletic director Gene Smith, are collaborating on a $175,000 donation to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Day, Holtmann and Smith — OSU’s three highest-paid and highest-profile employees — will contribute $35,000 per-month from April-August, according to a release from Ohio State on Tuesday morning. The donation to the food bank’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund will help “acquire and distribute food and supplies to existing families in need while also addressing the increased demand from families recently impacted by the health crisis.” Job loss and business closings in the Central Ohio area serviced by the food bank have increased dramatically in the wake of precautionary measures taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Ohio is under a stay-at-home-order from governor Mike DeWine through the end of April.’ Day and Smith recently signed new contract extensions that, with bonuses and other incentive clauses,…
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