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Former Florida AD mum about Zach Smith's arrest in 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Former Florida Gators athletic director Jeremy Foley is declining to say what, if anything, coach Urban Meyer told him about Zach Smith's domestic violence arrest in 2009.

Meyer was placed on paid leave last week by Ohio State amid questions about what he knew and did about accusations of abuse made against Smith. The former Buckeyes assistant coach was fired July 24 after his ex-wife sought a restraining order against him. The couple divorced in 2016.

The Associated Press asked the Gators to provide details regarding how Meyer and his bosses handled Smith's arrest nearly a decade ago, but Foley declined comment Friday through a university spokesman.