When Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith last spoke with the media two weeks ago following the Big Ten’s decision to cancel non-conference games, his outlook toward the upcoming college football season could only be described as pessimistic. During an interview with 97.1 The Fan’s Bishop & Laurinaitis on Wednesday, however, his words were more optimistic. He confirmed Ohio State would be starting walkthrough football practices on Friday and that the Buckeyes were on track to begin fall camp on Aug. 7, acknowledging he wasn’t quite comfortable with the idea of full-fledged football practices yet but also sharing hope that Ohio State would figure out a plan to allow those practices to happen over the next two weeks. Smith also expressed hope that the season could start as early as Sept. 5 – even though the Buckeyes weren’t originally scheduled to play a Big Ten opponent until their Sept. 26…
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