Urban Meyer and Ohio State have dominated headlines over the past 48 hours, but for the wrong reason. The Buckeyes’ seventh-year head coach was placed on administrative leave Wednesday evening as the university investigates a report suggesting he was aware of allegations of domestic violence against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith in 2015, which Meyer denied knowing about during Big Ten media days last week.
When situations like this one arise, the first question that comes to mind for many fans is, how will it impact recruiting?
We do not know how the investigation will affect Ohio State’s recruiting efforts, whether it will cause any of the Buckeyes’ commitments to reopen their recruitments, or change the interest of prospects considering Ohio State.