Ohio University fired head football coach Brian Smith over alleged affair with student, and alcohol violations

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After weeks of questions as to why Ohio Bobcats football coach Brian Smith was placed on administrative leave, the school has cited an extramarital affair as one of the reasons why he was officially terminated as head coach with cause.

On December 1, the school placed Smith on leave, after the athletic director came into a meeting the coach was having with assistants and told him he had to go home. On Nov. 24, school officials met with Brian Smith to discuss an allegation that he had knowingly violated university policy by having alcohol in his office. 

According to a filing obtained by The Athletic, Smith said that he would have celebratory drinks with assistants after wins, which is why there was alcohol inside the football building. 

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Brian Smith of the Ohio Bobcats during the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Aug. 28, 2025 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)

Now, this might not seem like that big of a deal to most, but school officials did not feel the same way. Ohio athletic director Slade Larscheid presented a formal complaint to Brian Smith on Nov. 25, which outlined that any further breaking of the rules would result in his termination.

He had been on leave since the first day of December. Now, further details have been released.

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