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He definitely has some questions to answer.  Brett McMurphy's report is a loosey goosey with legal details - Smith apparently wasn't arrested or charged in 2015 with anything, as far as I can tell, and reports originally said he was, so Urban would be right to say that's wrong. 

That being said, Smith sounds like a psycho, Urban's own wife is texting saying she is scared of him.  He had a history of domestic violence and Urban apparently heard that it was still a problem.  Why in the hell would you keep him on staff at that point?

In any event, here is a public service message on domestic violence.  It's easy to say just fire the guy, but this often harms the victim and puts people in a very awkward position.  If you remember, Ray Rice's wife was out doing work trying to get him rehired, because she's married to the guy and him losing a seven figure job isn't something she wants.  You see that in this report, too - him losing his job would hurt the victim (who was financially able to stay home with her children due to his employment).  This enabled the domestic violence, but also is something that isn't lost on the other people around the situation.

In any event, Urban is going to get called to the carpet and he needs to answer what was going on.

Story is on the front page of the MSN home page now.

this still exists, and is viewed by adults, knowingly?


Serious note:  DV cases are often as complicated as it gets in the criminal law world.  The amount of haze, ambiguity, volatility, inconsistency, recanting, hypocrisy, reciprocity, etc. is something else.  

It is rarely as simple as Man smacks Woman,  law enforcement contacted, Man arrested,  Man pleads guilty, or Man is found guilty.   I didn't really appreciate this until my tour in the DAs office, and I wondered,  hmm, why are there 2 Full Time  DV victim witness coordinators on staff.     Their job (very important) is, among other things,  part BS detector, determine veracity, part investigator,  emotional support specialist, witness prep, other people skills. 

These points don't necessarily go to Urban Meyer's role in any of this, just to highlight that the fact pattern of a DV case can come in innumerable shapes/sizes.

Rant: I get annoyed with the highest profile guy is set up as the scapegoat. Why isn't Shelly getting investigated? How about Mrs. Smith others friends? Reporters are targeting Meyer to get the clicks, and I don't think that's how it should be.

Well, I think the McMurphy article does point out that as an OSU employee, she may have culpability for not reporting this about another OSU employee, due to Title IX. For example, at my work, any manager who learns of sexual harrassment is required to report it. It doesn't matter if someone tells you "don't tell anyone, I'm just confiding in you", you have to take it to HR anyway. There may be some culpability for her because she works for the organization as well. 
However, beyond that, I'm not entirely sure what you expect her to do... She doesn't have control over Z. Smith's employment. Urban does. If she didn't work for OSU, she may have a moral obligation to do something, but not a legal obligation. She's not the one with the power to protect Z. Smith. Urban is. 
If someone I know personally comes to me with tales of assault, and neither the victim nor the assailant works for my company, it's not my legal responsibility to report that to the assailant's employer. It just isn't. 

Also from Radio, the Police report filed in Powell didn't contain Zach Smith's name.

Trouble?  Bad PR for sure.  A very awkward press conference.  I doubt anything beyond that.

disagree.
the climate has changed in this country. big time. #MeToo movement is out for blood and the media sensationalizes everything. this could potentially roast his ass.

disagree.
the climate has changed in this country. big time. #MeToo movement is out for blood and the media sensationalizes everything. this could potentially roast his ass.

We'll see.  The "media" that covers sports also televises games, and has a vested interest in a good Ohio State.  As of 30 minutes ago ESPN had no mention of it on their site, not even on the college football page.  Their #1 story was the mishandling of a sex assault report at Idaho.

We'll see.  The "media" that covers sports also televises games, and has a vested interest in a good Ohio State.  As of 30 minutes ago ESPN had no mention of it on their site, not even on the college football page.  Their #1 story was the mishandling of a sex assault report at Idaho.

ESPN is about the only outlet in the country not reporting it now. McMurphy was just on ESPNU radio poking fun at his former employer for not going with it.
I’ve been listening to radio all day. The hosts of all the shows say they don’t see how Meyer survives this.  At this point I think I agree with them.