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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Vanderbilt cancelled 2013 game at Ohio State via mail. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith isn't happy with how he was notified of Vanderbilt's decision to back out of their season-opener scheduled for Aug. 31, 2013, according to &lt;em&gt;The Cleveland Plain Dealer&lt;/em&gt;. Smith said Vanderbilt sent Ohio State a form letter announcing its plans with less than 11 months notice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"Very disappointed that it happened this way,\" Smith said, adding that Northwestern was displeased with how Vanderbilt backed out of its planned two-game series with the Wildcats in 2013 and 2014. \"We have 11 months, and we didn't get a phone call, we just got a letter. So I'm very disappointed in that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I would have preferred a phone call as opposed to a form letter, but that's just the way it is.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith said Vanderbilt did not have to pay a penalty for backing out of the single game at Columbus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Buckeyes are left scrambling to find an opponent to fill the date. Ohio State was expecting to pay Vanderbilt about $1 million, but Smith anticipates having to pay more to fill a game less than a year in advance.\nToday's release of the SEC's 2013 football schedule includes Vanderbilt hosting Ole Miss on Aug. 31. Smith said his department had a notion the Commodores might be backing out several weeks ago, and began their search at that time.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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