COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gene Smith's shot at Jim Harbaugh that started his day-long "feud" with the Michigan head coach wasn't much of a shot at all.
But in order to understand the firestorm that led to arguably Harbaugh's harshest tweet yet and the Ohio State athletic director's subsequent apology, it's probably best to know the backstory of how they came to be.
I was there standing just a few inches away from Smith on Tuesday as he spoke to a gathering of reporters following the announcement of an international soccer match to be held at Ohio Stadium this summer.