Gene Smith statement on social media threats made to E.J. Liddell
I will support our student-athletes in and out of competition!
I have nothing but love and respect for E.J. He epitomizes all that we hope for in our student-athletes. pic.twitter.com/BxejMWvo1x
— Gene Smith (@OSU_AD) March 20, 2021
Smith has come under fire from a certain minority of Ohio State fans, but no matter what criticism you lob his way (which is still hard to do), there’s no denying he has always come out in support of athletes under his watch. It’s no different here.
We must reiterate there are clearly more important things in life (especially in this season of the COVID-19 pandemic), and there is absolutely no place for threats like this at any level of athletic competition. For those of you that live and die too hard on what a college athlete or team does to where it sparks this kind of reaction, it might be time to grow up.
We’ll get off of our soapbox for now.