Ohio State athletics reported revenue of more than $210 million in 2019, and the department won’t match that this year. Not much else is certain as the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the fall sports season. “We’ve already made some adjustments in our budget,” Ohio State Director of Athletics Gene Smith said last week. “We’re working off of a two-month budget just like the rest of the university that was approved by the trustees.” RELATED: Ohio State athletes return to working out The Big Ten’s decision to play only conference games in all fall sports was largely a matter of flexibility, Smith said, though it’s probably fair to view it as an attempt to stem further financial losses, too. Ohio State spent $6,424,386 putting on games last year and took in $59,847,907 via ticket sales according to the 2019 financial year report the university sent to the NCAA. The latter…
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