Urban Meyer shoots down accusations from former Ohio State player
Former Ohio State defensive back Marcus Williamson went on a social-media tirade on Saturday, first taking a shot at Buckeyes fans and insulting their football IQ, then taking aim at his former head coach Urban Meyer.
In a multi-thread tweet, Williamson made a number of accusations against Meyer. First, Williamson said that when he first enrolled at Ohio State at 17 years old, Meyer told him he’d “ruin (his) f—— life” if he ever caught Williamson smoking. Then, Williamson recalled a team meeting from 2017, his first year on campus. In the first meeting he attended, Meyer had a PowerPoint presentation in which he laid out ground rules to the team, particularly for new players, and one of the many rules put in place was a no-hoods-inside rule within the football building. However, Williamson added that in the slide about the hoods, Meyer included a photo of Trayvon Martin wearing a hood.
Meyer responded to the aforementioned accusations through Jeff Snook, an author that wrote the book “What it Means to Be a Buckeye.” In Snook’s Facebook post, Meyer confirmed that the team had a no-hood rule within team facilities, but he vehemently denied any subsequent accusations, including the alleged PowerPoint slide with a picture of Trayvon Martin.
“Our team rule was no hats or hoodies or sunglasses of any kind but only in team meetings, just so we could see their eyes and make sure they were paying attention and not asleep. We did not, and never would show a picture of Trayvon Martin. My gosh, no,” Meyer said to Jeff Snook. “That is absolutely false and you can check with any other player on my teams during that time to confirm what I am saying. Other players know what he is saying is false. I would never do that. He is crossing the line here. It seems people are just piling on now. But that never happened.”
Williamson’s rant extends past Meyer
It wasn’t just Meyer — Williamson, the former Buckeyes’ defensive back, did not hold back in ripping the Ohio State fan base and coaches, either.
“Now that I’m a fan, I gotta say….u fans know nothing and have some of the WORST football IQ ever,” Williamson wrote on Twitter.
He then had a warning for future recruits at Ohio State.
“RECRUITS: watch out for a lotta these coaches. this can be a shitty business w shitty individuals. Use wisdom and discernment when visiting schools,” he wrote on his Twitter page.
He didn’t have good things to say about the Ohio State coaches either, “Almost as bad as some of these coaches,” he said.
“I didn’t make the trip. Figured I’d enjoy my holiday watch sum good ball. Self care fellas,” he continued.