Ex-Ohio State pres never planned to fire Urban Meyer amid Zach Smith scandal

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Ex-Ohio State pres never planned to fire Urban Meyer amid Zach Smith scandal
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Despite the negative attention around Urban Meyer at the time, Ohio State's president didn't want to fire the football coach.

Ex- Ohio State president Michael V. Drake said he never planned to fire Urban Meyer after the now-former Buckeyes football coach served a three-game suspension to start the 2018 season related to Zach Smith, his wide receivers coach at the time.

Meyer came under heavy scrutiny at the time over his handling of the allegations — including claims Meyer had ignored the domestic violence complaints against Smith — and ultimately resigned as Ohio State football coach at the end of the 2018 season.

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