COLUMBUS — Ohio State University will make its decision on football head coach Urban Meyer within the next two weeks.
Sunday, the school announced the formation of a group that will look into how Meyer handled allegations an assistant coach abused his wife and that he knew about it.
According to our sister station WHIO-TV, university representatives revealed who is leading the investigation, how long it's expected to last and who will decide what to do with the results.
Meyer was placed on leave Wednesday.
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He released a statement Friday that he followed protocol, but admitted mishandling questions from the media about the situation.
The group making the decision about Meyer's future consists of a former U.S. deputy attorney general, former U.S. attorney and current university trustees, among others, according to our sister station WHIO-TV.
A full investigation is also being launched.
An interim coach started working with the team Friday morning.
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