Arizona State’s Smith accepts OSU’s AD job
Arizona State University athletic director Gene Smith has accepted Ohio State’s offer to replace Andy Geiger who is retiring in June. A press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday to announce the hiring.
Smith, who was hired by the Arizona State in 2000, is a member of the NCAA Infractions Committee, the NCAA Football Rules Committee, the NCAA Administrative Review Committee and the BCS Athletic Director’s Advisory Committee.
Smith, a native of Cleveland, is known as an outstanding fund-raiser and academic leader, and has a clean reputation.
Prior to being named athletic director at Arizona State, Smith was athletic director at Iowa State from 1993 to 2000 and at Eastern Michigan from 1986 to 1993.
A search committee was formed in January to find a replacement for Geiger, who will officially retire in June after 11 years at Ohio State.
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