November 17, 2024

Former Ohio State Buckeyes assistant coach Zach Smith says he did not tell Urban Meyer about 2013 drunken driving arrest

Smith says Meyer knew about 2009 incident (1:16) Zach Smith says Urban Meyer knew about a 2009 incident with his wife and he “let due process run its course.” (1:16) 9:55 AM ET Former Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith says he did not inform his former boss, Urban Meyer, that he was arrested and charged with drunken driving in 2013. Smith was arrested and charged with speeding and operating a vehicle while intoxicated in February 2013, one year after he joined the Buckeyes staff. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and had his license suspended for six months. “I handled it on my own without involving OSU,” Smith said through his attorney, Brad Koffel, on Monday afternoon. Ohio State fired Smith on July 23 after past allegations of domestic abuse came to light in a report from college football reporter Brett McMurphy. The university placed Meyer…

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