Urban Meyer Speaks

After initially insisting no comment on his former Florida TE Aaron Hernandez, Urban Meyer texted Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch on Saturday to tell his side of the story:

“Prayers and thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim. Relating or blaming these serious charges to theUniversityofFlorida, myself or our staff is wrong and irresponsible.”

“I just received an email from a friend where there is an accusation of multiple failed drug tests by Hernandez covered up by University of Florida or the coaching staff. This is absolutely not true. Hernandez was held to the same drug testing policy as every other player.”

“He was an athlete at Florida 4 -7 yrs ago and there are some comments being made that are not correct. Our staff, myself and our families worked very hard to mentor and guide him.”

The current Ohio State coach has been under recent scrutiny with Hernandez bringing up old memories of his time in Gainesville, when over 30 players were arrested during his tenure. (https://theinterrobang.com/2013/06/can-you-add-aaron-hernandez-to-urban-meyers-scorecard/)

Read more at Buckeye Extra.