The Ohio State University Department of Athletics announced details regarding its budget for the 2021 fiscal year Wednesday morning. Efforts are being focused on mitigating a projected $107 million revenue loss as it relates to the ongoing CoVID pandemic. Among the cuts and reductions in force were multiple blows to staff members, including 25 full-time positions unfortunately being eliminated and many others either furloughed or redeployed. “We care about our family here,” Smith began. “It’s hard across the board because the lives of 25 people were significantly altered throughout this process. These are challenging times but we will do our best to help them as they go about rethinking their careers.” None of those layoffs, however, came in the form of sport psychologists or strength and conditioning personnel. “Our primary objective was making sure to try and protect the needs of our student-athletes,” Smith explained. “We felt it was particularly…
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