Zach Smith went off on a massive Twitter rant against Tom Herman on Sunday night that he says was inspired by learning that Herman was behind a media leak that got him in trouble at Ohio State.
Smith is the former Buckeyes wide receivers coach who was fired before the season after allegations of his domestic abuse against his ex-wife Courtney surfaced. Urban Meyer was investigated by Ohio State for his handling of Smith and ended up on paid leave and suspended three games before returning to the program.
In his Twitter rant, Smith decided to out Herman, his former co-worker at Ohio State who is now the head coach at Texas, for allegedly cheating on his wife, Michelle.
Here’s a look at some of the tweets. Beware that they contain some swear words.
So far… this is what Zach Smith has said about Tom Herman in last hour: pic.twitter.com/2UgzEORc99
— Bob Przybylo (@BPrzybylo) November 11, 2018
Here are some of the specific allegations of Herman cheating that Smith hurled:
Hey @Brett_McMurphy – report this. I witnessed Tom Herman cheat on his wife (@belletjh ) several times… once at an Asian massage parlor… and just texted him that I’m done protecting him. We gonna be “honest” now!? Or nah… LMAO
— Zach Smith (@CoachZachSmith) November 11, 2018
Remember when you were with an a Asian massuese? Because I dooooooooo…. @CoachTomHerman – you’re the biggest snitch alive… and also the biggest hypocrite alive. Anyone wanna know all that I know about Tommy Boy? Contact me. Lmao pic.twitter.com/L9x4bJ19ii
— Zach Smith (@CoachZachSmith) November 11, 2018
Hey @CoachTomHerman – remember when you told me about when @belletjh caught you cheating on her with an Iowa State recruiting girl?? Lmao… I do.
— Zach Smith (@CoachZachSmith) November 11, 2018
Smith also accused Herman of having a drinking problem.
Oh I hit the bottle less than @CoachTomHerman did NIGHTLY when he took G2’s from OSU to mix with vodka. But good story!! https://t.co/kROsaFmfX0
— Zach Smith (@CoachZachSmith) November 11, 2018
Finally, he admitted that he went on the rant after learning that the Hermans were the source of the leak to reporter Brett McMurphy that exposed Smith.
You want to know what’s CRAZY??? That @CoachTomHerman had @belletjh put my ex wife in touch with @Brett_McMurphy – and I finally got that confirmation evidence tonight (though I’ve known it for months)… deny deny deny… right Tom? Trying to bring down urban… lol
— Zach Smith (@CoachZachSmith) November 12, 2018
Smith’s Twitter meltdown comes across as vindictive and makes him look like an angry, unstable, abusive loose cannon, which is exactly what he was accused of being by his ex-wife. Smith probably thought he was going to bring down Herman with his tweet storm, but instead he only proved how unstable he is and how untouchable he would be for a football program. His tweets confirm why his ex-wife needed legal protection from him.
