 The new football coach, John Richards, was also named the first Director of Athletics but resigned from both positions at the end of the football season.Lynn Wilbur St. John, a medical student who had just been hired as business manager for OSU athletics, was named the second AD and served in that capacity for 35 years.Ohio State's entry into the Western Conference initially saw a reduction in the number of games played each season but otherwise continued success for the program, with their first three seasons' record 14–5–2 and finishes in conference standings of 6th, 4th, and 3rd place.