It is probably not helping his cause, but Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has again taken to Twitter to offer what he is calling a “clarification” of why he was suspended for three games, starting Saturday with the Buckeyes’ home opener against Oregon State.
Debate about whether Meyer’s suspension was too light or too heavy is ongoing on social media.
Meyer’s makes three points: First, he was not suspended because he knew about, or condoned, former assistant coach Zach Smith’s alleged domestic violence. Second, independent investigators and school president Michael Drake said he didn’t lie at Big Ten Media Days. Finally, he pointed his fault was not taking action sooner “against a troubled employee about his work-related issues.”
Meyer is suspended for the first three games of the season, including Saturday’s home opener against Oregon State.
Ohio State trustee, Jeffrey Wadsworth, resigned from the board yesterday saying in an interview, “I didn’t feel that I’d seen high-integrity behavior,” in Meyer.