COLUMBUS, Ohio — Courtney Smith was trying to get help. That we know. Alleging repeated instances of domestic abuse, the ex-wife of former Ohio State receivers coach Zach Smith reached out to Shelley Meyer, Urban Meyer’s wife, she told reporter Brett McMurphy. She spoke to Powell police about it multiple times, including while in tears when pulled over during a routine traffic stop, according to incident reports obtained by cleveland.com. The Smiths divorced in 2016, and a hearing will be held Friday on Courtney Smith’s request for protective order against Zach Smith. But should the Ohio State football program, led by Urban Meyer, have done more to help Courtney Smith, to report the allegations of violence and to remove Zach Smith from the football program long before firing him last Monday? If Urban Meyer failed in that regard, if he knew of Courtney’s repeated assertions and didn’t act, should he no…
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