A hotly disputed account of whether an assistant coach used the n-word during a practice altercation could become the source of litigation between a major college football program and a prominent sports journalist.
According to Eleven Warriors’ Dan Hope, Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer believes that his employer is exploring the possibility of suing reporter Brett McMurphy of Stadium. Stadium is owned by a collection of companies, one of which, Meredith Corporation, also owns Sports Illustrated.
On Tuesday, Stadium published a news article and accompanying video in which McMurphy reported on claims by LeBron Grimes, the father of former Ohio State wide receiver Trevon Grimes, about the circumstances that led his son to transfer from Ohio State to Florida.