The Gene Smith Podcast

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Welcome to the Gene Smith Podcast where we will be sitting down each month to speak with the Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director to talk about the current state of OSU Athletics.

The Gene Smith Podcast


    • Jun 12, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 82 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Gene Smith Podcast

    S5 Ep26: The Gene Smith Podcast Final Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 53:01


    Gene talks through his career journey and remembers some of his fondest memories at OSU

    S5 Ep25: Coaching with Brian Hartline and James Laurinaitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 50:11


    Gene is joined by the pair of Ohio State Football assistant coaches to discuss their coaching styles, career development, and family harmony.

    S5 Ep24: Q&AD: NHL in The Shoe, player employment, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 7:28


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep23: Ohio State Athletics with Ross Bjork

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 30:06


    Ross Bjork, Sr. Advisor for Intercollegiate Athletics, joins Gene to discuss his arrival to Columbus and joining the OSU family.

    S5 Ep22: Q&AD: Coaching transitions, summer Olympics, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 5:29


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep21: Buckeye Alumni Spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 32:56


    Bobby Carpenter (Football) joins Gene to discuss his experience as a student-athlete and his career journey.

    S5 Ep20: Q&AD: New AD, President Carter, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 5:09


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep19: Olympic Sport Spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 29:47


    Kelly Schoenly (Softball Head Coach) and Kevin Burch (Men's Volleyball Head Coach) join Gene to discuss their programs and experiences at OSU.

    S5 Ep17: Q&AD: Commencement speech, NIL, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 4:20


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep17: Buckeye Alumni Spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 50:15


    Kristin Watt (Women's Basketball) and Greg Lehman (Men's Volleyball) join Gene to discuss their experiences as student-athletes and their career journeys.

    S5 Ep16: Q&AD: NCAA policy discussion, transfer impacts, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 7:16


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep15: Buckeye Hockey Highlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 40:23


    Nadine Muzerall (Women's Ice Hockey) and Steve Rohlik (Men's Ice Hockey) join Gene to discuss their programs.

    S5 Ep14: Q&AD: NCAA legal filings, retirement plans, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 7:36


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep13: Buckeye Student-Athlete Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 34:11


    Lathan Ransom (Football) and Emma Baranski (Synchro) join Gene to share their story.

    S5 Ep12: Q&AD: Leadership, sports movies, Thanksgiving, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 7:18


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep11: Staff and Student-Athlete Spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 27:54


    Omari DeBerry and Sydney Taylor join Gene to share their story on this week's episode.

    S5 Ep10: Q&AD: AD hiring process, program integrity, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 7:17


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep9: Chris Holtmann and Kevin McGuff join Gene to preview the 2023-24 basketball season.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 30:56


    Program overview of Ohio State Men's and Women's Basketball.

    S5 Ep8: Q&AD: B1G schedules, Taylor Swift, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 6:08


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep7: Q&AD: Gene's guilty pleasure, favorite B1G city, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 6:32


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener submitted questions.

    S5 Ep6: Journalism in college athletics with Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports Senior College Football Reporter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 33:40


    Ross joins Gene to talk about his career in sports journalism and the relationship of the media with college programs.

    S5 Ep5: Rivalries, innovation, realignment with Oklahoma AD, Joe Castiglione

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 37:01


    Gene welcomes Joe Castiglione to discuss his programs upcoming conference shift, creating new rivalries, and more.

    S5 Ep4: Season 5, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 6:25


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about one thing he hasn't done yet that he wants to, his relationship with OSU after retirement and more.

    S5 Ep3: Season 5, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 28:38


    Gene discusses N.I.L. conversations at the federal level with Associate Vice President, Government Affairs and Director, Federal Relations, Stan Skocki as he prepares for a trip to Washington D.C.

    S5 Ep2: Season 5, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 6:08


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about his retirement, conference realignment, sports starting back up and more.

    S5 Ep1: Season 5 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 38:04


    Greg Byrne, Director of Athletics for the University of Alabama, joins to discuss conference realignment and football postseason changes

    S4 Ep32: Season 4, Episode 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 8:18


    Another round of Q & AD with Buckeye Nation as the 2022-23 athletics campaign comes to a close 

    S4 Ep31: Season 4, Episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 34:11


    Gene Smith culminates the 2023 academic year, celebrates the 191 spring graduates and welcomes Jay Kasey from the university office of administration and planning

    S4 Ep30: Season 4, Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 6:25


    Q&AD Segment: Gene Smith addresses questions from Buckeye Nation 

    S4 Ep30: Season 4, Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 6:25


    Q&AD Segment: Gene Smith discusses topics submitted by Buckeye Nation

    S4 Ep29: Season 4, Episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 23:34


    Gene welcomes guests Erin Dunston, from football recruiting operations, and Reed Davis, from the men's soccer team. 

    S4 Ep28: Q&AD: Transfer Portal, the Ohio State Connection, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 6:59


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about retaining student-athletes, how Ohio State maintains relationships after student-athletes declare for a professional league's draft, and more.

    S4 Ep27: All Things Ohio State NIL

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 38:02


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Senior Associate AD Carey Hoyt, Director of Name, Image, and Likeness Logan Hittle, and women's volleyball sophomore Sydney Taylor (4:03).

    S4 Ep26: Q&AD: Big Ten Football Scheduling, NCAA Tournament Economic Impact, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 6:00


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about the frequency in which Ohio State football will play original Big Ten teams, the benefit of hosting NCAA Basketball Tournament games, when the conference will announce a new commissioner, and more.

    S4 Ep25: Buckeye Spotlight: Lisa Strom & Caley McGinty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 34:40


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Women's Golf Head Coach Lisa Strom and junior women's golfer Caley McGinty (2:56).

    S4 Ep24: Q&AD: A New OSU Ice Rink, Leveraging Technology in the Student-Athlete Experience, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 5:37


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about the role of technology in the lives of Ohio State student-athletes, the decision to build a new ice rink at Ohio State, and more.

    S4 Ep23: Clark Kellogg Joins the Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 45:09


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Cleveland native and Ohio State alum, Clark Kellogg.

    S4 Ep22: Q&AD: A Potential New Hockey Facility, the Return of James Laurinaitis, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 5:35


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about reaching capacity at recent women's ice hockey games, what it means having James Laurinaitis back at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, the Spring Game's impact, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

    S4 Ep21: Discussing Ohio State Athletics' Economic Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 26:49


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Kenny McDonald, President & CEO of the Columbus Partnership, and Xen Riggs, Vice President for Business Advancement and COO of the Ohio State Department of Athletics.

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    S4 Ep20: Q&AD: Does Gene Have A Favorite Sport, On-Field & Academic Success, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 7:09


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about his favorite sports, how the Department of Athletics integrates academic & on-field success, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

    S4 Ep19: Buckeye Spotlight: Melissa Schaub & Bill Mosiello

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 40:58


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Women's Tennis Head Coach Melissa Schaub and Head Baseball Coach Bill Mosiello (2:37).

    S4 Ep18: Q&AD: CFP Expansion, March Madness, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 6:53


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about the expanded College Football Playoff field, NCAA March Madness in Columbus, the 2022 Peach Bowl experience for Ohio State student-athletes, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

    S4 Ep17: Buckeye Spotlight: Quadrian Banks & Elexis Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 32:41


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning, Quadrian Banks, and senior Elexis Edwards, a member of the Women's Gymnastics team and Second Team All-Big Ten recipient, as well as a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (3:19).

    S4 Ep15: Q&AD: Gene's Favorite Extracurriculars, Securing the NCAA Final Four, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 6:26


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about athletic schedules, the process behind securing the NCAA Women's Final Four, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

    S4 Ep14: Buckeye Spotlight: Todd Knisely & Kevin Griffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 27:32


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by VP & General Manager of Ohio State Sports Properties, Todd Knisley, and Associate VP of Brand Engagement Services & Partnerships, Kevin Griffin (2:02).

    S4 Ep13: Buckeye Spotlight: Jason Browning & Gustaf Westlund

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 38:03


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Manager of Facilities Operations at Ohio Stadium, Jason Browning, and senior Gustaf Westlund, a forward for the Men's Hockey Team.

    S4 Ep12: Q&AD: New Media Rights Deal, the Next Facility Update, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 6:25


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about the implications of the Big Ten's new media rights deal, facility updates at Ohio State's Athletics District, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

    S4 Ep11: Talking Hoops with Coaches Chris Holtmann & Kevin McDuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 23:29


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Holtmann and Head Women's Basketball Coach Kevin McDuff to discuss their current programs, the in's and out's of the recruiting process, how to effectively build a team culture, and more.

    S4 Ep10: Q&AD: Football Schedules, Technology Advancements, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 9:31


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions about the college football coaching landscape, playing 10 Big Ten football games in a season, technology advancements in-venue, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

    S4 Ep9: Buckeye Spotlight: Kim Dally-Badgeley & Jacy Sheldon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 34:20


    Ohio State Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith is joined by Asst. Strength & Conditioning coach Kim Dally-Badgeley, who enters her 26th year at Ohio State, and senior Jacey Sheldon, a Dublin, Ohio native and member of the women's basketball team.

    S4 Ep8: Q&AD: Conference Expansion, Ohio Stadium Upkeep, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 6:46


    In his Q&AD segment, Gene Smith fields listener questions, including inquiries about the Big Ten's expansion, the cost of maintaining Ohio Stadium, growing up in Cleveland as a Buckeye fan, and more. To submit your own question for the next Q&AD segment, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

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