On a day when the Texas Longhorns scrimmaged for the first time during preseason camp, the biggest story in college football took on a decidedly burnt-orange tint when Ohio State Buckeyes beat reporter Jeff Snook posted the explosive claim that Texas head coach Tom Herman was the tipster to former ESPN college football reporter Brett McMurphy:
I have confirmed that Texas Coach Tom Herman was the tipster who initiated Brett McMurphy’s reporting, which led to this investigation at Ohio State-details to follow
McMurphy’s reporting on the alleged domestic abuse committed by Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith led to Smith’s termination and an ongoing investigation into what head coach Urban Meyer knew about that alleged abuse and when he found out about it.