COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer issued a statement on relationship violence on Friday in which he apologized to the wife of former assistant coach Zach Smith.
Meyer is currently on suspension, along with athletic director Gene Smith, following an investigation into how both handled domestic abuse allegations against Zach Smith in 2015. Zach Smith was investigated by Powell, Ohio police and never charged, but Meyer and Gene Smith were found to not have followed reporting procedures to the letter of their employment contracts when finding out about the allegations three years ago.
They were also found to have ignored repeated red flags from Smith in both his personal life and work performance for years up until he was fired on July 23.