Social media hammers Urban Meyer following statement

Urban Meyer released a statement Friday afternoon following being placed on administrative leave.

In Meyer’s statement he admits he lied to the media at Big Ten Media Days about the 2015 domestic violence accusations against his former assistant Zach Smith. Why Meyer still kept Smith on staff for over two years is still unclear.

Following the release of his statement, social media reacted harshly:

Urban Meyer said he didn’t intend "to say anything inaccurate” about Zach Smith incident. He was asked 9 questions about it at B1G Media Days & said: “I know nothing; never had a conversation about that; who would create a story like that & If I (knew) I would have made a change"

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 3, 2018

So if we’re to believe Urban Meyer’s statement, at best, he knew about the domestic violence in 2015, reported it to his superior and then proceeded to keep on his staff the alleged perpetrator.

— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) August 3, 2018

Furthermore, Urban Meyer is now saying he knew his assistant coach beat his wife and yet he kept him employed for three years after that 2015 incident. Then he suddenly fired him in 2018 when the media found out about 2015? This makes zero sense.

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 3, 2018

As if that weren’t enough, Urban Meyer is now admitting to knowing all about employing a wife beater for years. If anything, he’s now seeking to blame his superiors at Ohio State for not taking any action.

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 3, 2018

Urban Meyer's statement seems written with contract law in mind. It denies any grounds that Ohio State could use to fire him with cause. At the same time, it acknowledges his answers to journalists' questions were inadequate–a personal failing that doesn't violate his contract. https://t.co/reaiRXw9yE

— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) August 3, 2018

Same question I had last week I have even more so now: Why on earth was Smith still on his staff the last three years?

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) August 3, 2018

This is a very strong denial by Urban Meyer.. as I said earlier, there are still a lot of key details in this investigation that need to come out. https://t.co/SmHFxGZ4Di

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) August 3, 2018

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