A total of 22 Ohio State Buckeyes have been selected by the department to serve on the 2020-21 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as nominated by head coaches and sport administrators from the individual programs. “These leaders serve as the voice of our student-athletes,” Gene Smith, Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director, said in the official release. “Their feedback is extremely important to our department, university and college athletics.” SAAC has multiple purposes at schools across the country, with primary missions to: 1. Provide advice and guidance to athletic administrators 2. Solicit student-athlete response to proposed NCAA legislation 3. Suggest potential NCAA legislation 4. Create a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide or conference-wide committees 5. Act as a liaison between student-athletes, faculty, administrators and staff. Redshirt senior men’s basketball guard CJ Walker, and redshirt sophomore running back Master Teague III, highlight the list of Buckeye…
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