A late Friday afternoon records release by Ohio State University sheds new insight into the 2018 controversy involving former Buckeyes wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Zach Smith as well as former head coach Urban Meyer’s handling of the matter. The records release, which contains more than 2,000 pages of emails, texts, performance evaluation sheets and contracts, was issued in response to media requests under the Ohio Open Records Law. Many of the pages were heavily redacted.
A brief summary of what took place last year
The public controversy began on July 23, 2018, when Ohio State unexpectedly fired Smith.