Jeremy Foley’s refusal to comment leaves more questions than answers regarding what Florida knew about abuse allegations against Zach Smith
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Florida may soon find itself mixed up in the Urban Meyer-Zach Smith saga.
According to Brett McMurphy, who broke the story of Zach Smith’s long history of alleged abuse against his ex-wife Courtney Smith, former Florida AD Jeremy Foley declined to comment when asked to provide information regarding what Urban Meyer may or may not have told him back in 2009 when Smith was first accused of abusing his then-pregnant wife.
Courtney says she decided against pressing charges after Zach’s family and Meyer’s representatives pressured her into that decision, as it would have hurt Zach’s coaching career.
If Foley was made aware of the incident by Meyer and did not inform the school, he will likely have to answer for that. If the school was aware, then a report may exist on file somewhere in Gainesville.
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
At this time, it remains unclear what Foley knows and why he isn’t speaking but this story isn’t likely to end without some form of information coming out in the near future.
Anybody who thinks that Urban Meyer told Jeremy Foley about spousal abuse in 2009 and UF did not act has never met Foley. He fired an assistant for an illegal bump and another for stuff that happened at another school. Zach Smith was a grad assistant.
— Pat Dooley (@pat_dooley) August 2, 2018
Florida’s former AD declining to comment on this is a strange look if Urban reported the 2009 domestic violence arrest to him. Do Gators have any records of this reporting? https://t.co/33f92jFTJG
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 10, 2018
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