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This is very similar to the letter from April.
Ohio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation opened
Ohio State placed football coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave Wednesday while it investigates claims that his wife knew about allegations of domestic violence against an assistant coach years before he was fired last week. Ohio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation opened
Ohio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation opened
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Ohio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation opened
Ohio State has placed coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave while it investigates claims that his wife knew about allegations of domestic violence against an assistant coach years before he was fired last week.
Courtney Smith gave an interview to Stadium and provided text messages to former ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy between her and Shelley Meyer in 2015 and with the wives of other Buckeyes coaches. Courtney Smith also provided threatening texts she said came from her ex-husband, former assistant Zach Smith.
“Shelley said she was going to have to tell Urban,” Courtney Smith told Stadium. “I said: ‘That’s fine, you should tell Urban.'”
Zach Smith was fired last week after an Ohio court granted a domestic violence protective order to Courtney Smith.
Hours after Courtney Smith’s interview was posted online Wednesday, Ohio State said it was conducting an investigation into the allegations and Meyer was being placed on leave. Offensive coordinator Ryan Day will serve as acting head coach for the Buckeyes, expected to be one of the top teams in the nation again this season.
Meyer said he and athletic director Gene Smith agree that being on leave during the inquiry was best for the investigation.
“This allows the team to conduct training camp with minimal distraction. I eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter.” Meyer said.
Meyer is heading into his seventh season at Ohio State, where he is 73-8 with a national title in 2014 and two Big Ten Conference championships. Shelley Meyer is a registered nurse and is employed as an instructor at Ohio State. Both Meyers and his wife could be in violation of Title IX policy on reporting allegations of domestic violence against university employees.
Zach Smith was charged in May with misdemeanor criminal trespass. At the time of the charge, Zach Smith’s attorney said Courtney Smith had accused him of driving to her apartment after she told him they would meet elsewhere so he could drop off their son. Zach Smith pleaded not guilty last month. A hearing has been scheduled for Friday.
Zach Smith was also accused of aggravated battery on his then-pregnant wife in 2009 while he was a graduate assistant on Meyer’s staff at Florida. The charge was dropped because of insufficient evidence. Urban Meyer brought Smith, the grandson of late Buckeyes coach Earle Bruce, to Ohio State in 2012.
Two police reports filed in 2015 in Ohio’s Powell County, after the Smiths separated in June of that year, accused Zach Smith of abuse. Charges were never filed.
At Big Ten media days, Meyer said he knew of the incident in 2009 and that he and Shelley Meyer addressed it with the Smiths. He was also asked about the 2015 incident alleged by Courtney Smith.
“I can’t say it didn’t happen because I wasn’t there,” he replied. “I was never told about anything and nothing ever came to light. I’ve never had a conversation about it. I know nothing about it. First I heard about that was last night. No, and I asked some people back at the office to call and say what happened and they came back and said they know nothing about it.”
The Smiths divorced in 2016.
By RALPH D. RUSSO , Associated Press
They’ve started an investigation. Whether it’s the same as the investigations they’ve supposedly started in the past, or this is a brand new one, remains unclear.
“We have had no option but to start an investigation”... of course they did, they could’ve listened to me every single time I responded. But no, they just want to send more vaguely-threatening letters until I cough up for something I don’t need. It’s not going to work.
Also, apparently, the salesman “will explain why they are visiting and will be polite and fair”. Hah. I’ll believe that when I see it.
Same page 2 as the last letter, so I won’t waste your time by making you read it again!
Last month, I wondered where they could go, given that they were in the “final stages of [their] investigation”. Now I have the answer, and it’s rather unimpressive. They’ve opened another investigation.
I think that makes a total of four now? Are they carrying out all these investigations concurrently, or do they get to the end of one, realise we aren’t breaking the law, and start over? Either way, it sounds like a total waste of their time and money.
Also, we “have not responded” only in so far as we have not purchased a TV Licence that we don’t need. We’ve told them we don’t need one many times. We’ve given up now, because they clearly don’t listen.
Evidently the salesman lied and wasn’t confirming we didn’t need one at all. I don’t know why I even bother talking to them.
It’s the day after the visit, and another threat has appeared, telling me that I “need to buy a licence without delay”. This is, of course, simply untrue.
To reiterate, they can investigate as much as they like. They won’t find any evidence that I’m breaking the law, because I’m not.