Off topic sports news.

Sounding like Saint Urban Meyer, head coach at Ohio State may have put his job and career in jeopardy.

In the MeToo time we are in, this is not going to go well.

Local radio is ripping him for his “no tolerance for abuse” stand that he preaches.

A little bit to add to the story for those that may need a bit of background. The guy Meyer fired is the grandson of former Ohio State football coach Earl Bruce, who Meyer credits for being his mentor and gave him his first coaching job to start his career.

cleveland.com - Urban Meyer knew of 2015 domestic abuse allegations against Zach Smith: Report

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A report from Brett McMurphy on Wednesday claims that Ohio State coach Urban Meyer knew of a 2015 domestic abuse allegation against former receivers coach Zach Smith, and had knowledge of Smith’s alleged history of abuse against his ex-wife, Courtney Smith.

Zach Smith was fired by Ohio State on July 23 after McMurphy first reported that 2015 incident, another incident in 2009 in Florida and that Courtney Smith had an order or protection filed against her ex-husband in Delaware, Ohio on July 20.

Meyer said last week that he knew of the incident in Florida, when Zach Smith was a graduate assistant on his coaching staff at the University of Florida, and according to police reports obtained by McMurphy allegedly slammed his then-pregnant wife against a wall. Meyer said he went through the proper protocol, and that he and his wife Shelley counseled the Smiths and “moved forward.”

Police reports obtained by cleveland.com show that Powell police were called on Oct. 25, 2015 for an incident at Courtney Smith’s home and that Smith said she has “been a victim of sustained physical abuse by the suspect,” Zach Smith.

Meyer denied any previous knowledge of that 2015 report.

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