May 5, 2026

Ohio State football: Zach Smith's ex-wife said she told Shelley Meyer of 2015 abuse

Courtney Smith acknowledged in an interview that Shelley Meyer did not say she told Urban Meyer about the abuse. The ex-wife of Zach Smith said she informed Urban Meyer’s wife, Shelley, in 2015 that the former Ohio State assistant football coach had abused her and believes that the Buckeyes coach knew about it at the time. Courtney Smith acknowledged in an interview that Shelley Meyer did not say she told Urban Meyer about the abuse. In a video posted to website watchstadium.com, Courtney Smith said she sent pictures of her injuries via text message to Shelley Meyer and discussed her troubled relationship with her now ex-husband on the phone with her. “Shelley said she was going to have to tell Urban,” Courtney Smith told the website, which released the interview Wednesday. “I said, ‘That’s fine. You should tell Urban. We can’t have somebody like this coaching young men.’ ” EXCLUSIVE:…

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