Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith enters Ohio Stadium ahead of the Buckeyes’ game against Michigan on Nov. 26, 2002. The Big Ten is in search of a new commissioner, but Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says it won’t be him. Standing courtside before Thursday night’s men’s basketball game between Wisconsin and the Buckeyes, Smith was discussing a few other topics when he had one final point to share. “I’m not interested in that commissioner’s job,” Smith told The Dispatch. “You can throw that in (your article) too. People keep asking me that and I’m like, ‘Why?’ ” More Ohio State sports:Ohio State posts record annual athletics revenue from 2022 fiscal year Kevin Warren, the sixth Big Ten commissioner in league history, was appointed to the job in 2020 but accepted a job as the Chicago Bears’ team president and CEO in mid-January. The league has continued to search…
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