Urban Meyer reveals new details on former Ohio State player's accusations

Earlier this week, former Ohio State player Marcus Williamson accused former coach Urban Meyer of using a picture of Trayvon Martin wearing a hood to discuss his “no hoods inside” policy. Meyer responded in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch.

According to Rob Oller of the Dispatch, Meyer said he wasn’t in the meeting when the photo was shown. He added he didn’t find out about it until he talked to former Ohio State player Tyvis Powell.

“I didn’t know about it until one hour ago, until after talking to (Powell),” Meyer said, via the Dispatch. “I wasn’t there (in the meeting). None of the coaches were present. It was a support staffer who was in error and apologized.”

What’s interesting is this isn’t the first time Meyer addressed the controversy this week. Author Jeff Snook posted about it on Facebook, and Meyer denied using Martin’s picture in a comment.

“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. “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.”

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.