Several new twists to the story involving the Ohio State football program, coach Urban Meyer and alleged spousal abuse by former assistant Zach Smith emerged Saturday.Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman, an offensive coordinator under Meyer at Ohio State from 2012 to 2014, denied a report that he tipped off college football writer Brett McMurphy about the allegations of physical abuse between Smith, Ohio State’s wide receivers coach until he was fired July 23, and his ex-wife, Courtney. Meyer was put on paid administrative leave Aug. 1 while a committee investigates the situation and whether the coach followed the proper protocol in reporting in 2015 what he knew about the Smiths and the alleged abuse to the university. A Texas spokesman said on behalf of Herman that the report was “absolutely untrue.” Herman also denied that his wife, Michelle, spoke with McMurphy about the situation. “Neither I, nor anybody in…
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