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Originally Posted by Swaggs
I read that he was in a relationship with a student and that there had been rumors about it, but no one believed it until he got suspended.
Someone on Reddit said that Ohio really dropped the ball by not announcing this during the Sherrone Moore news cycle.
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According to the Athletic, the coach, Brian Smith received some sort of reprimand letter for storing alcohol in his office and for having drinks in the office with members of the staff. That was on Nov 25. Less than a week later, he was suspended and now he is gone. I am not familiar with the school and its principles but reprimanding a head coach for drinks in the office with members of the staff seems a bit overboard given the football cultures I am aware of.
A few details that seem pretty relevant.
- The school hired a new AD in September.
- Smith did not actually sign the finalized contract to be the head coach until October of this year despite being promoted to the head coaching job last December. He was on the previous head coach's staff for three seasons. This makes the no alcohol in the office thing even stranger to me.
- The contract he signed included a a $50,000 retention payment if he remained head coach of the Bobcats on Dec. 31, 2025
Not saying he doesn't deserve to be fired if he did engage in a inappropriate relationship, it just feels like they were upset that they had to push Smith out on the streets.