Shortly after the announcements of suspensions for Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith, lead investigator Mary Jo White gave a summary of the working group’s findings, and OSU president Michael V. Drake, Gene Smith, and Meyer gave statements and answered questions from the media.
The questions spanned from what Meyer knew about Zach Smith and when, to how this will affect the university’s hiring process moving forward.
Mary Jo White’s Summary
- White noted that they interviewed over 40 witnesses, reviewed over 60,000 emails, and 10,000 text messages, as well as media reports, police reports, and court filings.