If the Big Ten hadn’t had divisions, Ohio State would have missed just one Big Ten Championship Game in the last 10 years.
Given that, it probably comes as no surprise that Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith is in favor of Thursday’s announcement that the Big Ten will no longer have divisions in 2024, instead pitting the top two teams in the overall conference standings in the Big Ten Championship Game each year.
“Those two teams demonstrated through their body of work that they've earned an opportunity to compete in the championship game,” Smith said Thursday during an appearance on Big Ten Network.