Ohio State’s verdict is in on Urban Meyer. Will he be on sidelines against TCU?

Urban Meyer won’t be coaching Ohio State when it faces TCU next month, but he’ll be involved in the game planning.

Ohio State has suspended Meyer for the first three games of the season in the wake of how he handled domestic violence allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith.

That means Meyer won’t be on the sidelines for the Buckeyes’ first three games against Oregon State, Rutgers and TCU. Ohio State and TCU are scheduled to play Sept. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. But Meyer will be allowed to direct practice during the week of the TCU game, but not coach Saturday.

The university announced Meyer’s suspension on Wednesday night.

TCU coach Gary Patterson addressed Meyer’s situation during an interview on the “Rich Eisen Show” earlier this week. He said he had no thoughts on whether Meyer may or may not be on the sidelines.

“I’m more worried about getting beat by Southern,” Patterson told Eisen, referring to TCU’s season opening game on Sept. 1.

This story was originally published August 22, 2018 at 8:35 PM.