Urban Meyer's first six years at Ohio State were arguably the best start to an Ohio State coaching career ever. Ohio State won more than 90 percent of its games, going 73–8 over those six years, and won a national championship in 2014. As of just a couple weeks ago, Ohio State had had a virtually drama-free offseason, and appeared to be well on its way to contending for another national title with Meyer at the helm in 2018.
Now, however, it's unclear whether Meyer's seventh season at Ohio State will ever happen.
Ohio State placed Meyer on paid administrative leave on Wednesday evening, about eight hours after a report by Brett McMurphy that suggested Meyer knew about domestic violence allegations against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith in 2015, which he previously denied knowledge of at last week's Big Ten Media Days.