Smith, Meyer receive suspensions (1:04) Ohio State president Michael V. Drake announces the suspensions for head coach Urban Meyer and AD Gene Smith. (1:04) 6:57 PM ET Urban Meyer has apologized to Courtney Smith, two days after not acknowledging her directly in a news conference at Ohio State announcing that he was suspended three games for mishandling allegations of domestic abuse by former assistant Zach Smith. Meyer released a two-paragraph apology on his Twitter feed and through Ohio State’s communications department Friday evening to say sorry to all women, men and families affected by relationship violence. More specifically, he apologized directly to Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of a former Buckeye coach who publicly claimed earlier this month that Meyer failed to act when she sought help for an allegedly abusive relationship. “Let me say here and now what I should have said on Wednesday,” Meyer wrote. “I sincerely apologize to…
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