SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Dan Wolken discusses why Ohio State football head coach Urban Meyer is under fire after reports surfaced he was in position to know about 2015 domestic violence allegation made against former assistant Zach Smith. USA TODAY
Football coach Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave Wednesday by Ohio State, a stunning twist to his wildly successful tenure amid allegations he was aware of multiple instances of domestic abuse involving one of his former assistant coaches.
That assistant, former wide receivers coach Zach Smith, was accused of abuse by his ex-wife on several occasions, most recently in 2015.