Leading up to Saturday’s 11th game of the season at Maryland, most of the outside noise surrounding the Ohio State football team has had nothing to do with the Buckeyes’ upcoming contest against the Terrapins.
The biggest headlines of the week came on Tuesday, when Stadium’s Brett McMurphy published a report alleging that former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith used a racial slur toward former Ohio State wide receiver Trevon Grimes. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer, athletic director Gene Smith and several players – including wide receivers Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon and Austin Mack – all spoke out against the report, vehemently denying that Smith ever used a racial slur and that Ohio State wouldn't have allowed that to happen without consequence.