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Ohio State AD Gene Smith holds press conference Wednesday

Ohio State's Gene Smith will retire as the Buckeyes’ athletic director next year.

At a press conference Wednesday, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith announced that he would retire June 30, 2024.

"It has been a pleasure and an honor to try and create an environment for our student-athletes to be successful," Smith said.

Smith is the longest-tenured athletic director in the Big Ten.

Watch Smith's press conference live here.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Watch Ohio State AD Gene Smith press conference