This was originally published in The Athletic....

One question eats at me as I watch this whole what-did-Urban Meyer-know-and-what-did-or-didn’t-he-do-about-it scandal play out in Columbus, and admittedly it’s not the most important question that needs to be answered. The far more important, pressing questions are, in order…

• What did Meyer know about the alleged domestic violence incidents involving former assistant coach Zach Smith?
• What did Meyer’s wife know about the alleged domestic violence incidents involving Smith, and what about what she knew did she disclose or not disclose to her husband?
• What other Ohio State staffers knew about alleged domestic violence incidents involving Smith?
• Has Meyer coached his last game with the Buckeyes?

But as we wait for those answers – and I suspect we won’t have to wait long – and as some fans do the exhausting mental gymnastics required to justify someone doing nothing about what Smith is alleged to have done, I have one question that may never get answered…

Urban Meyer has put his job, his career and his legacy in jeopardy out of loyalty to Zach Smith????

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