A couple of points for clarity as posts are starting to hijack reality to fit arguments.
Reality #1 - Meyer has not been fired (yet) - he has been placed on leave, pending investigation.
Reality #2 - all of the companies can't / shouldn't allow allegations...." "What is Urban suppose to do..." are answered clearly by the OSU policy handbook:
Ohio State's Sexual Misconduct policy, under the auspices of Title IX, requires all university employees to report what they know. Under domestic abuse, Ohio State's threshold is not whether a person has been charged. It reads in part, "An individual need not be charged with or convicted of a criminal offense to be found responsible for domestic violence pursuant to this policy."
That policy applies to "Ohio State faculty, staff, students, student employees, graduate associates, appointees, volunteers, vendors, and visitors."
Under frequently asked questions, the Ohio State policy also makes clear that leaders in the are required to do.
"Anyone who supervises faculty, staff, students, and volunteers; chairs/directors; and all faculty members have an additional obligation to report known or suspected incidents of sexual misconduct. Because of their positions of authority, these individuals have always had a heightened responsibility to report all other incidents of sexual misconduct."
Additionally, Reality #3 - Meyers new contract states:
Paragraph 4.1 (e) of Meyer's extension reads:
"Coach shall promptly report to Ohio State's Title IX Athletics any known violations of Ohio State's Sexual Misconduct Policy (including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, intimate violence and stalking) that involve any student, faculty or staff or that is in connection with a university sponsored activity or event. ... For purposes of this Section 4.1 (e), a "known violation" shall mean a violation or allegation of a violation of Title IX that Coach is aware of or has reasonable cause is taking place or may have taken place."
So if your company had a policy that stated you are responsible to inform the company of any allegations and you did not inform them of allegations that you were aware (and then if the company came to you later and asked "what did you know" and you say "nothing"). Then yes, indeed, your ass very well would be fired. But first, it is a good bet you would be placed on leave while your superiors investigated....just as is taking place with Meyer (and his wife who will certainly be fired) - per OSU policy that they disregarded.
Reading more through this, I don't think Meyer violated anything here. The victim is not a direct member of the Ohio State community and the alleged incidents didn't happen on OSU property or at OSU events.
This stipulation in his contract was probably put in place after Baylor had multiple students raped by football players. This is off the OSU campus, so I'm not sure this applies.
Also, there was a similar incident involving the University of Colorado and the case was dismissed in court for similar reasons.
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/19/tumpkin-lawsuit-cu-... /
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/07/19/la... /
So Urban can catch fire for lying directly to the media. That's not a crime last time I checked.
I think Urban survives, at least from what I'm gathering. +1 to the comment above.
If he does gets fired though this sets a dangerous precedent for the contract he signed in April and I bet is the discussion lawyers are having right now between Ohio State's lawyers and Urban's. I mean what if you own a company in any sector and because of this case you get sued for this? That is what this is boiling down to in my opinion because at THAT time his contract did not cover this situation and have to bet that more than just those two knew. Knowing how we did things in Athens, if anyone came across a police blotter or anything happened legally, we were pretty in tune with it with a hurry. If anyone could be in trouble because of this it is easily Gene Smith as well. From what I have heard from friends up that way is that apparently they are also doing a check on Gene Smith as well to see if he knew what was going on and did not step in. Nonetheless....
If anything, he gets nailed for the dishonesty he presented at Big Ten Media Days but again, Ohio State is going to do everything to keep him I believe.
Prediction: 3-4 game suspension, and let the courts fight because it usually takes two to tango, especially from the rumor mill in Columbus, especially considering her own parents told her to stick with Zach Smith. The story should get quite fun in a hurry......