Ohio State's Gene Smith was named Athletic Director of the Year on Wednesday night by the Sports Business Journal and Daily.
And the winner for Athletic Director of the Year is Ohio State's Gene Smith. #sbjsba
— SBJ/SBD (@sbjsbd) May 19, 2016
Smith was nominated alongside Bernard Muir of Stanford, Chet Gladchuk of the U.S. Naval Academy and Joe Castiglione of Oklahoma.
Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long won the award last year.
Smith was also named the SBJ/SBD Athletic Director of the Year in 2010 and was a finalist in 2008.