Gene Smith happily recalls the time he had a full head of hair and was trying to make it in the world of collegiate athletics, when amateurism took on an entirely different meaning.
"I've been doing this for over 30 years. I didn't get to where I am because I knew it 30 years ago. I was at age 29 as an AD and I was absolutely stupid," Smith, Ohio State's Vice President and Director of Athletics, said in an exclusive one-on-one interview with Eleven Warriors May 14. "Now I understand some things so when I see a new AD come in, I want to make sure that there's some things you gotta think about that you go through.