Urban Meyer issued the following statement and says that he knew of the Zach Smith domestic abuse allegations in 2015 (even though he denied knowing of it at B1G Media Day) and says he followed the proper steps by ‘elevating the issues to the proper channels’ but not taking any action on Smith.
— Urban Meyer (@CoachUrbanMeyer) August 3, 2018
Zach Smith also said AD Gene Smith knew about the incident:
Zach Smith: Gene Smith called him about the allegations in October 2015 and brought him home from a road game. Here we go.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) August 3, 2018
Zach Smith says he doesn't think he did anything to warrant being fired … but understands it because of the "media uproar" that was going to follow and distract players.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 3, 2018
