OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Ohio State University’s athletic director position could soon be named after the longtime family owners of the Columbus Dispatch. The Robert F. Wolfe and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation has pledged $5 million for a new endowment to support the Ohio State Athletics Department. Upon approval from school trustees next week, current AD Gene Smith’s job will be renamed the Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director. The Wolfe Foundation is establishing the fund with an immediate $2.5 million that “shall be used exclusively in support of the Department of Athletics programming and opportunities for student athletes as determined in the sole discretion of the director of the Department of Athletics,” trustees documents show. – Tom Knox, Columbus Business First– Read More