This allows the team to conduct training camp with minimal distraction. In a statement released by Ohio State on Wednesday, Meyer said: "(OSU athletic director) Gene (Smith) and I agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion. Meyer admitted he knew about Smith being arrested for felony assault against his ex-wife in 2009 when she was pregnant and they were at Florida.īut longtime football reporter Brett McMurphy on Wednesday tweeted that he had obtained text messages, an interview with Courtney Smith and "other information I have learned" illustrating, McMurphy tweeted, that "Ohio State coach Urban Meyer knew in 2015 of domestic abuse allegations against a member of his coaching staff despite his denial last week." In a Facebook post, McMurphy said Smith's ex-wife had supplied him with text messages with Meyer's wife, Shelley, and that Courtney Smith told him, "All (the coaches') wives knew." Last week, Meyer denied during Big Ten Media Days that he knew now-fired Ohio State receivers coach Zach Smith had been accused by his then-wife, Courtney Smith, of domestic abuse in 2015. "The school has to do what is best for the university and the rest of it will fall where it may." "I guess my thought is that I think they need to do what's best for the university, and at this point the school and the football program are stronger than any one coach," Babcock said. More: Urban Meyer placed on leave as Ohio State investigates what he knew about alleged abuseĪ 1989 Ohio State graduate, Karen Babcock is the club's vice president. We're just waiting to find out the details, which we'll learn as the days progress." "I did hear about it and we're disappointed. "Well, we're in Canada fishing," said Jack Lamano, president of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Southwest Florida and a 1991 graduate who moved south in 1991. View Gallery: Photos: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer through the years in Southwest Florida "I told him last night I stand behind him 100 percent and I'm confident everything will be told soon." I have witnessed them bring that dedication and integrity to Ohio State day in and day out. He and Shelley have raised an amazing family and have positively impacted and helped thousands of people's lives. "There is not a better role model or leader for young men. "Outsiders don't know that there aren't many other people with a bigger heart than Coach Meyer," Heuerman, a Barron Collier alum was taken in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft after playing for Meyer, wrote in a text. Jeff Heuerman, a Naples native who plays tight end for the Denver Broncos, rushed to his college coach's defense on Thursday afternoon. Watch Video: Urban Meyer connections to Southwest FloridaĪ day after Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer was placed on paid administrative leave by the school amid allegations he was aware of multiple instances of domestic abuse committed by a former assistant, some in Southwest Florida, where the Buckeyes have one of their largest alumni groups in the country, wondered Thursday where this will lead as speculation swirled that Meyer will be fired after an investigation by the school.
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