Former Ohio State WR coach Zach Smith, who is in the middle of the fiasco unfolding in Columbus, said OSU AD Gene Smith knew about the domestic abuse allegations in 2015 and pulled him away from a recruiting trip:
Former #OhioState WR coach Zach Smith discussing his relationship with ex-wife Courtney Smith on
@1057TheZone:"All I can really say is we had a volatile relationship. It was toxic, and at the end, it needed to end. I've never committed domestic abuse against her." pic.twitter.com/V85uaQR3TD
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) August 3, 2018
Zach Smith: Gene Smith called him about the allegations in October 2015 and brought him home from a road game. Here we go.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) August 3, 2018
Zach Smith says he doesn't think he did anything to warrant being fired … but understands it because of the "media uproar" that was going to follow and distract players.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 3, 2018
I don't think it's a coincidence that Meyer published his statement, saying he went through proper channels when he learned of the incident, just before Zach Smith went on the radio and said Gene Smith told him of the 2015 allegations. Putting this on Gene.
— Drew Hallett (@DrewCHallett) August 3, 2018
