Wadsworth, who once chaired Ohio State’s board of trustees, told the newspaper that he was the “lone voice” advocating for a stronger punishment for Meyer, who received a three-game suspension from the board for his handling of issues surrounding former assistant coach Zach Smith.Wadsworth emailed a resignation letter to university president Michael Drake and board chair Michael Gasser about an hour after suspensions for both Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith were announced on Aug. 22.”Since I fundamentally disagree with the outcome it would be hypocritical of me to continue as a Trustee,” Wadsworth told Gasser in the resignation letter, which was released by the university on Thursday.Wadsworth told Gasser he heard enough in the meeting that day that he didn’t want “to be a party, through endorsing today’s decision or remaining on the Board, to implicitly or explicitly support current or future actions on such issues.”Wadsworth declined to tell…
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