Longtime former Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith joins the Maryland athletic department to help advise new athletic ...

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You have to have something to keep you mentally active,” Smith said to the Dispatch, “and the consulting and board work keeps ...

In this Dec. 6, 2014, photo, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, right, listens to athletic director Gene Smith near the end of the Big Ten championship football game in Indianapolis.

Gene Smith at Arizona State in 2005. Athletic Director Gene Smith and men's basketball coach Thad Matta address the media in 2006 regarding NCAA sanctions and penalties assessed against the Buckeyes.

Gene Smith had been a successful athletic director at three schools. But his place in history was cemented by his 19-year tenure at Ohio State.

Gene Smith leaned into a huddle of Irish coaches weighing whether to go for it and expressed his belief that Unis should try a field goal. “Give him a chance,” Smith said.

Gene Smith did a great job with the recognition of Buckeye Greats. In the fall of 2005, one of the first things Gene Smith did was add Woody Hayes to the Ohio State Ring of Honor in Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, left, talks with Diana Sabau, Ohio State's senior associate athletics director and football administrator, at a 2017 news conference.

Gene Smith, who retired as Ohio State's athletic director last year, is now working with Maryland as a consultant.