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Experts Say Urban Meyer Would Be Unlikely To Win Possible Defamation Lawsuit Against Brett McMurphy

Following a report from Stadium reporter Brett McMurphy about former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith directing a racial slur at former Buckeye wideout Trevon Grimes during an altercation in practice, head coach Urban Meyer said legal action might be taken.

"Certainly looking into legal action,” Meyer said on the Big Ten teleconference on Tuesday. “I just don’t know how that’s allowed. I don’t understand the rules and the laws of the land that say that you can just accuse people of something that did not happen."

He did not clarify whether he meant either he or Ohio State is determining whether legal action can or should be pursued.