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Urban Meyer Apologizes to Courtney Smith, Answers Criticism on Response to Abuse Allegations

Urban Meyer sat down with ESPN's Tom Rinaldi on Sunday morning, making his first public comments since being suspended from Ohio State on Aug. 22.

The Buckeyes head coach addressed criticism surrounding his handling of domestic violence allegations against former assistant Zach Smith. Meyer was suspended three games on Aug. 22 by the Ohio State Board of Trustees along with athletic director Gene Smith. The board found that Meyer, "failed to take sufficient management action relating to Zach Smith's misconduct and retained an assistant coach who was not performing as an appropriate role model for OSU student-athletes.