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An Updated Timetable For The Urban Meyer Decision

A potentially monumental day in Ohio State football history is coming up sometime this week as the school determines the future of head coach Urban Meyer. The big question is when. The independent working group investigating Meyer’s role in the Zach Smith controversy has now completed its investigation. Friday, the University confirmed that process would wrap up over the weekend. That has presumably now happened…

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Urban Meyer Report To Be Released Next Week

Ohio State just announced that the investigation into Urban Meyer and his role in the Zach Smith situation will be completed on Sunday. However, you will have to wait a little longer than that to find out what Meyer’s fate will be. After Sunday, the investigators will prepare a report on their findings and present it to University officials, including the Board of Trustees…

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Former Buckeye Assistants React To Smith Scandal

A pair of former Ohio State assistants who are now head coaches elsewhere have shared their thoughts on the latest developments in the Zach Smith story. Chris Ash and Tom Herman worked together for one season, alongside Zach Smith in 2014. It was the last of Herman’s three years in Columbus and the first of Ash’s two seasons with the Buckeyes. Ash is now the head coach of Rutgers, while Herman is at Texas…

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Courtney Smith On Abuse Allegations And What Urban Meyer Knew

Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith, conducted a sit-down interview with the Stadium network. Courtney Smith said that she approached both her parents and Zach Smith’s parents for help after incidents of physical abuse. “I was scared. I did tell my parents. I told (Zach Smith’s) parents as well. I remember specifically texting pictures to my mom, my dad, his dad, begging for help,” Courtney Smith said. “This has to stop, this isn’t normal. I can’t do this any more. I was told ‘don’t call the police. If you call the police, he’s going to get arrested, it’s going to go to the media, he’s going to lose his job.'”

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New Report Says Urban Meyer Knew About 2015 Zach Smith Allegations

A new report from Brett McMurphy says that text messages from 2015 show that Urban Meyer was aware of domestic violence allegations against then-wide receivers coach Zach Smith at the time. That would contradict what Meyer told reporters last week. At Big Ten Media Days on July 24, Meyer said, “I was never told about anything. Never anything came to light, never had a conversation about it. So I know nothing about it. I asked people back at the office to call and see what happened, and they came back and said they know nothing.”