Ohio State players shoot down report describing racially-charged incident between Zach Smith, former player
It didn’t take long for Brett McMurphy’s latest report to get shot down by a current Ohio State player. Johnnie Dixon III was quick to Twitter to deny the report.
On Tuesday, McMurphy published a story for Stadium in which LeBron Grimes, father of former wide receiver Trevon Grimes, left Ohio State after an altercation between his son and ex-assistant coach Zach Smith. In the report, Smith allegedly used racially motivated language.
McMurphy’s report also stated the LeBron Grimes said Urban Meyer covered up the incident.
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Shortly after the story was published, Dixon took to Twitter to deny the report.
“I witness(ed) the whole altercation and this didn’t happen,” Dixon wrote. “You think a group of African American young men will sit there and let something like this happen? Say what you want but this isn’t true at all.”
I witness the whole altercation and this didn’t happen.. You think a group of African American young men will sit there and let something like this happen? Say what you want but this isn’t true at all. https://t.co/FrteEDIa9H
— Johnnie L. Dixon III (@YoungKing_JD5) November 13, 2018
Not long after Dixon’s statement, Parris Campbell also chimed in.
“There’s no way that anyone would believe this. NO WAY,” Campbell wrote. “This lie is just out of hand. I was present during the entire altercation and what’s said in this article NEVER HAPPENED. I can guarantee it. Crazy how social media give people platforms just to spread nonsense.”
There’s no way that anyone would believe this. NO WAY. This lie is just out of hand. I was present during the entire altercation and what’s said in this article NEVER HAPPENED. I can guarantee it. Crazy how social media gives people platforms just to spread nonsense. https://t.co/FRBLucb9WY
— Parris Campbell (@PCampbell21) November 13, 2018
Ohio State has issued a statement acknowledging that there was an altercation between Smith and Grimes but that the incident didn’t turn physical and no racial slurs were used.
The incident reportedly happened during a practice in 2017.