12:38 AM ET Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday as the school announced it is investigating Courtney Smith’s claims that several people close to the coach knew of a 2015 allegation of domestic violence against her ex-husband, former Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith, who was fired in July. Offensive coordinator Ryan Day will be the team’s acting head coach during the investigation. “We are focused on supporting our players and on getting to the truth as expeditiously as possible,” the school said in a statement. If this is it for Urban Meyer at Ohio State, his downfall will be traced back to his time at Florida, when a different set of rules applied to title-winning coaches. The ex-wife of fired Ohio State assistant Zach Smith says several people close to coach Urban Meyer, including his wife, knew in 2015 of a…
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