Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith denied a report on Friday that head coach Urban Meyer will not be with the program beyond the 2019 season.
"Have seen [the report] and been asked, no truth to it," Smith told ESPN's Heather Dinich via text message, per ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg. "Urban and I have not talked about that."
Meyer did not offer comment.
Citing unnamed sources, FootballScoop.com's Scott Roussel reported Friday that Meyer "told Gene Smith that he doesn't expect to continue to coach past the 2019 season" with an announcement expected in the days following Saturday's Big Ten title game.