Texts Reveal Ohio State's Urban Meyer Knew His Aide Abused Wife in 2015: Report [View all]
Source: DAILYBEAST
The Buckeyes coach claims he was ‘never told anything’ about his fired assistant’s allegations. A series of text messages among his staff’s wives reveals he was in the loop.
08.01.18 12:16 PM ET
Ohio State football’s head coach Urban Meyer knew in 2015 about domestic-abuse allegations against Zach Smith, his longtime assistant who was fired last week, according to a report from college-football reporter Brett McMurphy.
McMurphy reportedly obtained screenshots of text messages between Smith’s ex-wife and the wives of other Ohio State coaches that demonstrate Meyer’s knowledge of the situation.
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As recently as last week, Meyer said he had limited knowledge of Smith’s domestic-violence history, including two incidents in 2015 that the nearby Powell Police Department investigated.
Smith, a former wide-receivers coach, recruiting coordinator, and longtime member of Meyer’s staff, was served last week with a domestic-violence civil protection order filed by his ex-wife. Sports Illustrated reports that Smith is now prohibited from going within 500 feet of Courtney Smith for at least five years. ................................
“I was never told about anything,” Meyer said last week during Big Ten Media Days. “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.”
Meyer did concede on July 24 that he was aware of 2009 abuse allegations against Smith, when he was on Meyer's staff at the University of Florida. In that incident, Smith allegedly shoved his pregnant wife against a wall during an argument. He was arrested but never charged, according to Cleveland.com...................................
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gawds. First we learn of the Ohio state wrestling team abuses [rep jim jordan possible knowledge of abuses] and now this. [I think it is the same Ohio state?? anyone know_
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