Wow. When I first heard about this story my first questions were “When did Urban first learn about the DV and did he ignore it while Smith coached for him at OSU?
This article, and others, indicate to me that Meyer was probably fully knowledgeable about the fact that DV was an ongoing problem with his Asst Coach. And he consciously chose to do nothing to get rid of Smith. But he says in the presser that he reported everything to his bosses.
The Earl Bruce factor is the fulcrum, IMO, that enabled this coverup to stay alive all these years. Zach Smith was protected by his FB sponsors w Meyer and appeared to live a privileged life at UF and OSU, in spite of a well known history of DV against his wife.
The real problem for OSU, IMO, is that Meyer is saying that he reported the DV incidents to his bosses at OSU. If true then this scandal reaches up into the BOG and Presidents offices at OSU.
If so then it appears to me that Urban has the goods on his bosses at OSU in the event that they point the finger at him. Will be interesting to see what happens if Push comes to Shove here. I believe that this is a huge story that will not go away.
This article, and others, indicate to me that Meyer was probably fully knowledgeable about the fact that DV was an ongoing problem with his Asst Coach. And he consciously chose to do nothing to get rid of Smith. But he says in the presser that he reported everything to his bosses.
The Earl Bruce factor is the fulcrum, IMO, that enabled this coverup to stay alive all these years. Zach Smith was protected by his FB sponsors w Meyer and appeared to live a privileged life at UF and OSU, in spite of a well known history of DV against his wife.
The real problem for OSU, IMO, is that Meyer is saying that he reported the DV incidents to his bosses at OSU. If true then this scandal reaches up into the BOG and Presidents offices at OSU.
If so then it appears to me that Urban has the goods on his bosses at OSU in the event that they point the finger at him. Will be interesting to see what happens if Push comes to Shove here. I believe that this is a huge story that will not go away.