Text messages obtained by college football reporter Brett McMurphy appear to show that Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer likely was aware of multiple alleged domestic violence incidents involving a former assistant coach — incidents Meyer denied any knowledge of just last week at Big Ten Media Days. Courtney Smith, ex-wife of fired Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith, revealed text messages between her and the wives of several other Ohio State coaches, including Shelley Meyer, detailing the alleged abusive nature of her former husband. “All the [coaches’] wives knew,” Courtney Smith told McMurphy. “They all did. Every single one.” Text messages with Shelley Meyer appear to that show Courtney Smith routinely claimed that her husband’s behavior was abusive. “Shelley said she was going to have to tell Urban,” Courtney Smith told McMurphy. “I said: ‘That’s fine, you should tell Urban.’ I know Shelley did everything she could.” A text exchange in November 2015 between…
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