The mother of a former Ohio State star took to Twitter to slam head coach Urban Meyer for his comments and “apology” to Courtney Smith last week.

Annie Apple, the mother of former Buckeyes cornerback Eli Apple, wasn’t too pleased with how Meyer handled the press conference that Ohio State called last week, announcing his punishment for the upcoming season.

Apple had no problem taking her comments to Twitter.

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“12 hours, Urban had to come with compassion for a woman who was terrorized, abused. 9 yrs since he knew of her abuser’s first arrest of domestic violence, did nothing & continued to enable him. Two days, it took him to come up with this self-serving “apology” after public outcry.”

But the apology wasn’t the only thing that frustrated Apple. She also expressed frustration that Meyer “enabled” Zach Smith, despite the alleged domestic violence arrests.

She believed that Meyer was “looking out for his wallet” by not reporting any of the incidents and keeping Smith on staff.

In another statement, Apple wrote:

That’s (the) other heartbreaking part. Urban and Shelley sat by for weeks while these vile fans ripped Courtney. Shelley text Urban about Zach “rage issues” but did nothing to defend Courtney to the public. Urban didn’t listen to his heart or his head. Urban was looking out for his wallet.

There are varying opinions on Meyer and his role in the situation. While most of the media and public have ridiculed the head coach, former and current players, parents and fans have stuck by him. Even a 5-star Ohio State commit’s mother, and survivor of domestic violence, says she entrusts Meyer with her son.

Apple is one of the few parents of a former Buckeye to speak out against the head coach.