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Column: Tribalism might explain why Urban Meyer kept Zach Smith on his staff for so long

This dilemma that the Ohio State Buckeyes football program is facing has not only snowballed out of control, but has become an avalanche.

On social media, the lines are divided between Urban needing to be fired, or him staying on at OSU as head coach. Some want Meyer to be more accountable and truthful, while others believe he did enough and doesn’t have to tell the truth to the media. Between Meyer, Zach Smith, and the University, any level of detente was squashed when Meyer released his statement on Friday evening—which was then followed by Smith jumping on the radio and television waves.