9:54 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Investigators have sought information from local police and members of the Ohio State athletic department this week as they begin a review of how the football program and others at the university handled allegations of domestic assault made against a former assistant coach. The university appointed a special working group late last week to review allegations made by Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of former wide receivers coach Zach Smith. She said in an interview with college football reporter Brett McMurphy that she believed several high-ranking members of the Buckeyes’ athletic department, including coach Urban Meyer, knew about Zach Smith’s abusive behavior and did not attempt to intervene. Police in Powell, Ohio, have had preliminary conversations with the investigators, according to Chief of Police Gary Vest, and are willing to help as much as the law will allow. The Powell police visited Courtney Smith’s home…
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