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The O hio S ta te U niv e rs it y D ep artm ent o f A th le tic s t o d ay a n no unce d d eta ils o f

an F Y 2 0 21 b ud get t h at in clu d es d ep artm ent- w id e b ud get c u ts , f u rlo ug hs a n d

re d uctio ns in f o rc e , a n d f o cu se s o n m it ig atin g a p ro je cte d $ 10 7 m illio n d eficit

a s a r e su lt o f t h e C O VID -1 9 p an d em ic .

O hio S ta te ’s 3 6 -s p ort p ro g ra m w ill r e m ain in ta ct a n d s tu d ent- a th le te s w ill

c o ntin ue t o h ave a f u lly f u nd ed g ra n t- in -a id p ro g ra m , s u p port s e rv ic e s, a n d

re so urc e s in t h e $ 18 0 m illio n b ud get.

“ O ur s tu d ent- a th le te s a re o ur p rim ary r e sp onsib ilit y ,” D ir e cto r o f A th le tic s G ene

S m it h s a id . “ T he y h ave a n d w ill c o ntin u e t o c o m e fi rs t. W e h ave p ut t o g eth e r a

r e sp onsib le a n d c o nse rv a tiv e b ud get f o r t h is fi sc a l y e ar, w hic h a ssu m es f u ll

s u p port f o r o ur s tu d ent- a th le te s. In t h e m id st o f t h is d eva sta tin g p an d em ic , w e

re m ain c o m mit te d t o p ro vid in g a s a fe a n d e xc e lle nt a ca d em ic a n d a th le tic

e xp erie nce f o r a ll o f o ur s tu d ent- a th le te s.”

C O VID -1 9 h as p ose d s ig nifi ca n t b ud geta ry c h alle ng es f o r t h e u niv e rs it y . N o

str e am o f r e ve nue h as r e m ain e d u naffe cte d . T he u niv e rs it y ha s e ng ag ed in

r ig oro us a n d r e sp onsib le fi sc a l p la n nin g in r e sp onse , in clu d in g a h ir in g p au se ,

tr a ve l f r e eze a n d o pera tio nal e ffi cie ncie s.

T he F Y 21 a th le tic s b ud get e xc lu d es m ed ia r ig ht s r e ve nue t h at is s till t o b e

dete rm in e d b y t h e B ig T e n C onfe re nce a n d it s t e le vis io n p artn e rs . Bud get c u ts w ere m ad e p rio r t o t h e s ta rt o f F Y 21 t h at r e aliz e d $ 5.6 m illio n in

s a vin g s. S avin g s r e su lt e d f r o m im ple m enta tio n o f a h ir in g f r e eze , n o t fi llin g

va ca n t p osit io ns, n o m erit in cre ase s, e lim in atio n o f t r a ve l, a p au se o n s o m e

pla n ne d f a cilit y p ro je cts , a n d o pera tin g b ud get s p end in g r e str ic tio ns.

W hile w ork o n t h e b ud get is o ng oin g , m ajo r e xp ense r e d uctio ns in clu d e $ 9.6

m illio n in s a vin g s t h ro ug h a s h o rt- te rm r e str u ctu re o n d eb t, $ 6.1 m illio n in c u ts

fr o m s p orts ’ o pera tin g b ud gets , $ 4 m illio n o n a d m in is tr a tio n/s u p port u nit

o pera tin g b ud gets , $ 3.4 m illio n in f o otb all g am e d ay e xp ense s, $ 3 m illio n in

n o n-c o nfe re nce g am e g uara n te es a n d $ 3 m illio n in f a cilit y o pera tio ns.

T he F Y 21 b ud get in clu d es $ 25 m illio n f o r s c h o la rs h ip s, $ 3.6 m illio n f o r

stu d ent- a th le te a ca d em ic s u p port, $ 3 m illio n f o r m eals , r e fu e lin g s ta tio ns a n d

n utr it io n, a n d $ 1.8 m illio n f o r s p orts m ed ic in e a n d s p orts p sy c h o lo g y s e rv ic e s.

P ers o nne l r e la te d a d ju stm ents b ase d o n f u rlo ug hs , s a la ry c u ts a n d r e d uctio ns

in f o rc e w ill s a ve a n a d dit io nal $ 7 m illio n. V ir tu ally e ve ry e m plo ye e in t h e

d ep artm ent w ill b e a ffe cte d :

48 m em bers o f t h e a th le tic t r a in in g s ta ff a n d s tr e ng th a n d c o nd it io nin g

sta ff w ill h ave a 5 -d ay in te rm it te nt f u rlo ug h, t o b e c o m ple te d b etw een

O ct. 6 a n d J u ne 3 0 , 2 0 21;

2 13 s ta ff m em bers a re a ssig ne d t o a 1 0 -d ay in te rm it te nt f u rlo ug h, t o b e

co m ple te d b etw een O ct. 6 a n d J u ne 3 0 , 2 0 21;

8 4 s ta ff m em bers w ill g o o n a 6 0 -d ay, c o ntin uo us f u rlo ug h or

re d ep lo ym ent f r o m O ct. 9 t h ro ug h D ec. 3 1;

4 7 c o ntr a cte d s ta ff m em bers w ill b e a sk e d t o t a ke a v o lu nta ry , 5 p erc e nt

sa la ry r e d uctio n b etw een O ct. 1 a n d J u ne 3 0 , 2 0 21; a n d

A p erm an e nt r e d uctio n in f o rc e w ill e lim in ate 2 5 f u ll- tim e a th le tic s

p osit io ns.

T he f o ur s ta ff m em bers in t h e a th le tic s d ep artm ent’s S ports P sy c h o lo g y a n d

W elln e ss S erv ic e s t e am w ill n o t b e f u rlo ug he d.

The a th le tic s d ep artm ent is o ne o f a p pro xim ate ly 2 0 n atio nw id e t h at h as b een

10 0 p erc e nt s e lf - s u sta in in g a n d r e ce iv e s n o u niv e rs it y f u nd s, t a x d olla rs o r

stu d ent f e es. T he p an d em ic h as im pacte d a ll s o urc e s o f r e ve nue in clu d in g

tic k e t s a le s, w hic h a cco unts f o r $ 64 m illio n in r e ve nue , c o nce ssio ns, p ark in g , mark e tin g a n d m ed ia r ig hts , lic e nsin g , r o ya lt ie s, B ig T e n a n d N CAA

dis tr ib utio ns, e nd ow m ent in co m e, d onatio ns a n d r e nta l a ctiv it ie s.

R eve nue a ssu m ptio ns, t o ta lin g a p pro xim ate ly $ 73 m illio n in t h is F Y 21 b ud get,

a re c o nse rv a tiv e a n d s u b je ct t o c h an g e. Ma jo r r e ve nue it e m s in clu d e:

$ 28.6 m illio n, d eve lo pm ent;

$ 13 .4 m illio n, N CAA a n d B ig T e n b ask e tb all t o urn am ents , a n d b ow l g am e

dis tr ib utio n;

$ 5.8 m illio n, IMG /L e arfi e ld p artn e rs h ip ;

$ 4.6 m illio n, e nd ow m ent a n d in ve stm ent in co m e;

$ 4.6 m illio n, O hio S ta te U niv e rs it y G olf C ours e ;

$ 2 m illio n, t r a d em ark a n d lic e nsin g ;

$ 1.7 m illio n, c a m ps a n d c lin ic s; a n d

$ 1.1 m illio n, lim it e d h o m e m en’s b ask e tb all s e aso n.

“L ik e o ur c o lle ag ue s in t h e B ig T e n, a n d a cro ss t h e c o untr y , in te rc o lle g ia te

a th le tic s a t O hio S ta te w ill h ave t o s ig nifi ca n tly a d ju st a s t h e p an d em ic w ill

h ave a lo ng -te rm im pact,” S m it h s a id . “ W e w ill im ple m ent a lo ng -te rm d eficit

r e co ve ry p la n b ut w ill c o ntin ue t o f o cu s o n s e rv in g o ur s tu d ent- a th le te s a t t h e

h ig he st le ve l.”