About 200 to 250 people gathered outside the north rotunda at Ohio Stadium on Monday evening for a rally in support of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, who is currently on paid administrative leave from the university.
Jeff Hamms, a 49-year-old Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, resident who calls himself “Tennessee Jeff,” organized the rally and spent about 10 minutes speaking to the crowd of Meyer supporters and assembled media, explaining why he felt it was important to support Meyer and leading the crowd in several Meyer-inspired chants.
You can watch video from the rally below.
Hamms said he did not want the rally to be about former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith – refusing to even say his name – and said he did not condone the alleged actions of Smith, who has been accused of domestic abuse by his ex-wife, Courtney, on multiple occasions.