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Should he be fired? Twitter reacts to report Urban Meyer knew of domestic violence accusations involving assistant coach
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In the wake of a bombshell report that claims Urban Meyer had knowledge of domestic violence accusations involving former assistant coach Zach Smith, everyone is weighing in on the situation.
Meyer was trending on Twitter shortly after Brett McMurphy reported that Meyer had more knowledge of the domestic violence accusations involving Smith than he claimed at B1G Media Days last week. Many are already calling for action from Ohio State, including possible termination.
Here are just some of the reactions and responses to McMurphy’s report that surfaced on Wednesday:
Almost any college coach in America would be fired for this. Incredibly damning. Imagine Ohio State will try and cover up for Urban Meyer, but this is different level lying. Bold faced to media, Big Ten, fans and everyone. Inexcusable behavior. https://t.co/PugaoQZdPB
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 1, 2018
Ohio State, widely considered a favorite to play in this year’s playoff, probably won’t have Urban Meyer as their coach before year’s end. May not even have him at the start of the first game. Brutal details here. https://t.co/ee7RK9eLfk
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) August 1, 2018
Ohio State HAS to do SOMETHING with Urban Meyer if that McMurphy report is accurate. You can’t mess around with this stuff and not doing anything will be a bad look for Ohio State.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) August 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/DownWithDamon/status/1024675343603400704
Jim Tressel was once suspended for 2 games (later extended to five) as Ohio State’s head coach for knowing his players received improper benefits from a tattoo shop.
Urban Meyer reportedly knew one of his assistants abused his wife and denied any knowledge of it until recently.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) August 1, 2018
I could see Urban Meyer getting fired or suspended over this. Nobody’s playing with being Title IX negligent anymore.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) August 1, 2018
Urban Meyer certainly deserves to be gone if McMurphy's report is indeed accurate, but let's go one step above him.
Here is one reminder/refresher among others.
Story coming soon.https://t.co/bbAjFhjpCI
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) August 1, 2018
Meyer fired Smith a day before he took the podium at B1G Media Days last week, despite saying he had no knowledge of a 2015 domestic violence incident and that the accusations were “unfounded.”
Now, with a little less than a month until the college football season kicks off, Meyer’s job in Columbus could be in jeopardy.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB