Brad Koffel, the lawyer for former Ohio State assistant Zach Smith, addressed the university's decision to suspend head coach Urban Meyer for the first three games of the 2018 season.
Per USA Today's A.J. Perez, Koffel said Smith's ex-wife, Courtney, is seeking "vengeance" against him and Meyer was caught in the middle of it.
"Zach Smith married a woman he should not have married. Vengeance against her ex-husband regrettably resulted in collateral damage to Urban Meyer, Gene Smith & The Ohio State University," Koffel told Perez.
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