Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith will retire following the upcoming academic year, marking the end of a run that last nearly two decades. Here’s a look back on the high and low moments from his long-lasting tenure at the helm of the school’s athletic department: In this Dec. 6, 2014, photo, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, right, listens to athletic director Gene Smith near the end of the Big Ten championship football game in Indianapolis. Ohio State suspended Meyer for three games on Wednesday night, Aug. 22, for mishandling repeated professional and behavioral problems of an assistant coach. Smith was suspended without pay from Aug. 31 through Sept. 16. (Jonathan Quilter/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) Highs under Gene Smith Gene Smith’s football hires include Urban Meyer, Ryan Day Smith kept the Buckeyes’ football program as a national powerhouse, hiring Urban Meyer six months after Jim Tressel’s resignation amid…
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