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Urban Meyer Investigation Report Details Missing Texts, Zach Smith Issues, More

Ohio State University published the findings of its investigation into head football coach Urban Meyer shortly after he was suspended for the first three games of the regular season on Wednesday night.

The investigation was initiated earlier this month when a report surfaced suggesting Meyer may have known about domestic violence allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith in 2015 while he was on Ohio State's staff.

Those allegations were outlined in an Aug. 1 piece authored by Brett McMurphy. In a lengthy investigation, McMurphy published text messages between Urban's wife, Shelley Meyer, and Zach's ex-wife, Courtney, that indicated "Urban Meyer and a number of Ohio State assistant coaches were aware of Smith's domestic violence issues for several years.