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2:19 PM PT -- The report also contains text messages from Shelley to Urban Meyer on the night he fired Zach Smith (7/23) ... in which Shelley says she's worried about Zach's "response."
"He drinks a lot and I am just not sure how stable he will be. Afraid he will do something dangerous. It's obvious he has anger/rage issues already."
It begs the question ... if Shelley and Urban truly believed Zach was such a dangerous person, why was he allowed to stay on the OSU coaching staff for so long??
Urban Meyer[1]'s wife, Shelley, texted Courtney Smith -- expressing serious concerns about her husband, Zach Smith[2] ... saying point blank, "He scares me."
The text exchange between Shelley and Courtney are included in the Ohio State investigation report into the football coach's mishandling of Zach, who was a WR coach for the Buckeyes.
The exact date of the text message exchange that was handed over to investigators is unclear -- but it was AFTER she filed for divorce from Zach and BEFORE it was finalized.
Zach was clearly still a member of the OSU coaching staff at the time.
Shelley initiated the conversation saying, "Hi courtney- I think about you very often- how are you and the kids? I am so sick that you have to suffer with this crap- so young. I am so so sorry."
Remember, Courtney has said she told Shelley Meyer about the alleged physical abuse[3] she had suffered at the hands of Zach over the years ... and was upset neither Urban nor OSU took any action against him.
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