Two straight weeks of OSU vs. Michigan hype? Gene Smith has warmed to the idea

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Ohio State AD Gene Smith likes dropping divisions for Big Ten football.

In a division-less conference, the Buckeyes and Wolverines could meet in the championship game after playing their traditional regular-season finale. That possibility was considered a drawback to any prior proposal regarding changing the league’s format. That rivalry game takes such an emotional and physical toll that repeating it for even bigger stakes seemed overly daunting.“Yes, at the beginning, I had that concern, right when we first started this ,” Smith said. “I got over that.

with Fox, CBS, NBC and NBCUniversal’s Peacock. He said finalizing that contract allows the conference to delve into work on many other issues the conference faces. Whether to switch to a no-division format is one. Smith said football schedules will be set in October for the following seasons instead of finalizing conference schedules several years in advance, as is now the case.“We’ve got to figure that out,” Smith. “We knew it’s a model we have to go to and include our television partners in that process. Now that we have them, we can begin that conversation.

“You honor the contract,” he said. “If they benefit from it, I’m fine with that. I don’t see a problem with that.”Smith praised Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren for his work on the media rights deal.

 

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