In the first public comments since he was fired from his six-year position as an assistant football coach at Ohio State, Zach Smith told 105.7 The Zone of Columbus that he never domestically abused his ex-wife, Courtney, despite past incidents that were reported in 2009 and 2015.
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Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer released a statement via Twitter on Friday afternoon, two days after he was placed on paid administrative leave by the university.
In the statement, which can be found in the tweet below, Meyer reiterates that he takes the core values in his program Read More
While fall camp remains closed to the media until further notice, Ohio State announced its practice schedule and full roster Friday afternoon.
After the Buckeyes began day one of training camp in the morning with a 9:30 a.m. workout at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in helmets and shorts on Read More
Without head coach Urban Meyer, whom the university placed Wednesday on paid administrative leave before it appointed an independent board Thursday to handle the ongoing investigation of what was known about former assistant coach Zach Smith’s domestic violence allegations, Ohio State started fall training camp Friday at the Woody Hayes Read More
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees announced Thursday that it formed a “special, independent board working group” related to the investigation of head football coach Urban Meyer.
The university, which announced Wednesday that it placed Meyer on paid administrative leave, revealed a six-person committee for the investigation.
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Former Ohio State wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Zach Smith was due Friday at 9:30 a.m. in Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court for a hearing on a domestic violence civil protection order filed July 20 by Courtney Smith. However, court records show that he and his ex-wife have had their Read More
Ohio State’s first practice of fall camp, scheduled for Friday afternoon, will not be open to the media, a university spokesperson announced Thursday afternoon. The beginning of the practice session was originally scheduled to be open for media viewing, with interviews set to take place afterwards. All interviews have been Read More
Without head coach Urban Meyer after the university placed him on paid administrative leave Wednesday and opened an investigation into allegations that he knew of a 2015 domestic abuse incident with former assistant coach Zach Smith, the Buckeyes begin fall camp Friday ranked high in one preseason poll.
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The dust certainly hasn’t settled in Columbus, but the situation surrounding Ohio State’s football program is at least a little clearer than it was earlier on Wednesday.
When the Buckeyes open fall practice on Friday, the head coach – in all likelihood – won’t be Urban Meyer. When the Buckeyes Read More
