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Says he never physically abused her.

never?  Not even in 2009?

It is a complicated statement. If true, then he reported it. But also if true, he lied in his presser ... and kept employing Smith beyond 2015 anyway, ostensibly because it wasn't public yet, so no big deal.

So my thoughts are:

- Urbs was entirely too flippant about what he said to the media
- There doesn't appear to be any sort of cover up - Urban wasn't hiding allegations of domestic violence
- Whether he should have been fired earlier is dicey - on one hand obviously yes!  OTOH if everything is reported to the school and to the police, and everyone signs off that everything is ok, why not keep him?

Remaining questions
- What did Urbs and Shelley talk about?
- What did athletic department do about this?

If not fireable then, why fireable now? The only aspect that changed was publicity.

If not fireable then, why fireable now? The only aspect that changed was publicity.

Urbs already said publicity was a reason he was fired.

If not fireable then, why fireable now? The only aspect that changed was publicity.

Not true. May 2018, after the divorce was final for almost 2 years, he gets charged for criminal trespass and she takes out the restraining order. That was new information this summer, and suggested that he couldn't even be divorced without abusing her. 

I could see new President just saying screw it all, and saying you’re fired to a number of individuals. Especially with the wrestling scandal also on his lap.

Urban reported it up. But he still lied to the media and kept an abuser on staff. In the work of big time college football Head Coaches fire assistant coaches for looking the wrong way. He didn’t need a reason. He could have fired Zach for his idiocy on twitter and calling out other coaches like the Huskers assistant. But he kept him. Fireable for Urban?? Maybe not; but it still looks AWFUL. He is now stating he knew it all, but kept him.

Gene is a goner. 

This thing was really well managed by Ohio State for 48 hours with the paid leave and clear and decisive statements, as well as the well constructed investigative body.

Now it’s the Wild West with individuals running to their PR corners and going into full blown personal CYA mode. 

did Ohio State start fall camp today like the Huskers and some others?

Of do they start later?

Yes, today, as planned. What wasn’t originally planned was the practice being closed to the media & fans. What could’ve prompted that sudden change?
In other news, sports radio came around to speculating a Meyer replacement. Two names came up: Hiring Matt Campbell from Iowa State & convincing Bob Stoops to come out of short lived retirement.