Real Pod Wednesdays: Gene Smith Discusses Ohio State Sports, the State of College Athletics and the Big Ten’s New TV Deal

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Gene Smith joins Real Pod Wednesdays to talk about his expectations for Ohio State football and basketball, his push for federal NIL legislation, the new Big Ten TV deal and more.

With Ohio State’s 2022-23 year in sports just about complete and a new year of Buckeye sports just a few months away, we decided it was the perfect time to sit down with Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith to talk about the hottest topics in Ohio State sports, college athletics as a whole and the Big Ten.

In a 30-minute conversation with Smith to begin this week’s Real Pod Wednesdays, we talk to Ohio State’s athletic director about his expectations for the Buckeye football and basketball programs, how Ohio State is adapting to NIL and why he still wants federal legislation, why Ohio State has no plans to switch back to grass in Ohio Stadium, how the Buckeyes are adapting to the Big Ten’s new TV deal and much more.

In the second half of this week’s show, we react to what we heard from Smith, plus we talk about the game times for Ohio State football that

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