The attorney for former Ohio State football assistant coach Zach Smith issued a statement Wednesday after the university concluded its investigation into how head coach Urban Meyer handled domestic violence allegations against Smith, reports USA Today's A.J. Perez.
Smith's attorney Brad Koffel texted the comment to Perez, and Perez reported that he also reached out to Courtney Smith's attorney. Courtney Smith is Zach Smith's ex-wife.
"Zach Smith married a woman he should not have married," Koffel wrote in the text. "Vengeance against her ex-husband regrettably resulted in collateral damage to Urban Meyer, Gene Smith & The Ohio State University.