Ohio State Buckeyes: Reaction to Urban Meyer being placed on leave

Ohio State placed football coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave Wednesday as it conducts an investigation into a report Meyer knew about domestic abuse allegations against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith in 2015.

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day will serve as acting head coach as the Buckeyes prepare for the 2018 season. Practice starts Friday.

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In a statement, Meyer said, “Gene (Smith) and I agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion. This allows the team to conduct training camp with minimal distraction. I eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter.”

Meanwhile, fans, media, former players, etc. reacted on Twitter to the news:

Urban Meyer called Brett McMurphy a liar so Brett McMurphy came back with receipts and let the chopper spray with a facebook blog post.

Legend.
— Jon Reed (@Jon__Reed) August 1, 2018

Urban Meyer may have committed the cardinal sin. Our society is very forgiving if you own up and apologize. But lying and not accepting ANY responsibility is the worst thing one can do. Now Ohio State has a tough decision to make because of it.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) August 1, 2018

Uh Oh... This is going to get real interesting. I saw a coach get fired for way less... Will be very interesting to see what OSU does with Urban Meyer.
— jake stoneburner (@jake_STONEYY) August 1, 2018

Can any of you recall a college football coach being placed on paid administrative leave for an investigation and coming back to their job? If so, it’s very uncommon.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 1, 2018

This just dropped into my e-mail box - talk about bad timing for Bob Evans! #UrbanMeyer pic.twitter.com/1eoLc49xbX
— Dave Weekley (@weekley) August 1, 2018

Unbelievable that people want Urban Meyer’s head more than the person actually accused and the authorities who investigated (or failed to).
— Mekka Don (@MekkaDonMusic) August 1, 2018

It says something about the world we live in that I was surprised OSU took these allegations seriously enough to put Urban Meyer on paid leave while it investigates them.

But I’m glad to see allegations about violence against women and those who enable it being taken seriously.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) August 1, 2018

It’s wild that Urban Meyer is 3-0 against Jim Harbaugh but 0-1 against Brett McMurphy
— Mason Cantrell (@mason_lantrell) August 1, 2018

If Ohio State fires Urban Meyer it would be the worst decision they ever made. Stop letting media and people wanting publicity create decisions.
— Mike Sender™ (@RichHomieSender) August 1, 2018

I hope all you people are having a more pleasant day than I’m having.
— Fake Urban Meyer (@FakeUrban) August 1, 2018

Jim Tressel was undone by emails, Urban Meyer is getting exposed by texts. The next Ohio State coach will have the technological capability of Woody Hayes.
— Lonely Tailgater (@LonelyTailgater) August 1, 2018

"At this point I'm definitive. You need to fire Urban Meyer" - @KySportsRadio
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) August 1, 2018

From @BovadaOfficial
Head coach of Ohio State Buckeyes on September 1, 2018?
Urban Meyer -300
Greg Schiano +400
Kevin Wilson +600
Ryan Day +800
Alex Grinch +1000
Les Miles +1200
Jim Grobe +1500
Rich Rodriguez +1800
Luke Fickell +2000
Justin Fuente +2500
— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) August 1, 2018