Just about everybody who has come into contact with former Ohio State assistant Zach Smith is going to get asked what they knew about several incidents in his past with his ex-wife Courtney Smith.
Of particular interest is a 2009 incident that surfaced from when the couple was at Florida in which Smith was arrested for aggravated battery on a pregnant victim (charges were later dropped). Urban Meyer later said at Big Ten Media Days he was aware of the incident at the time and tried to counsel the Smiths along with his wife Shelley.
Boston College coach Steve Addazio, who was also an assistant on the Gators staff at the time, acknowledged he too knew about issue with Smith in 2009 and that “the matter was in the hands of university personnel and that the couple was involved in counseling.” Presumably one such university staff member that would have been responsible for the incident was UF athletic director Jeremy Foley.
The reporter responsible for the entire story, Stadium’s Brett McMurphy, got in touch with Foley on Friday to discuss how he handled the matter but not surprisingly the now-retired AD declined to comment at all on what went on in Gainesville at the time.
Former Florida AD Jeremy Foley declined comment Friday about 2009 domestic violence arrest of former UF graduate assistant Zach Smith. Urban Meyer stated last week he followed “proper reporting protocols” at Florida, relating to Smith’s 2009 arresthttps://t.co/m1igbKIEpx
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 10, 2018