Urban Meyer suspension: stories, the report, columns, and social media reaction
Few stories and situations in recent years have been so dissected as Urban Meyer, domestic violence, perceptions of the truth, following protocol, going beyond protocol, and what a college administration will do about a situation that encompasses all of that.
Until now. Wednesday night’s decision and announcement by Ohio State touched every part of college football – he has coached in three of the four time zones, on different levels of Division I competition – and other aspects of life.
Reaction was vehement and fairly consistent. What follows is a collection of stories, and massive collection of social media reaction, including some from the state and Central Georgia. When it gets to exhausting or frustrating, go to the final item.
A long day ends with suspensions, a statement, and a press conference
Other stories, columns
Read the report (PDFs, 23 pages worth)
Notable findings from the report
Column: The emotions aren’t over with
Column: what they got right and wrong
Column: news conference shows Meyer still doesn’t get it
Students are OK with the punishment
Analysis: About Meyer’s legacy
From Zach Smith’s attorney
And there was severe reaction:
And a necessary funny