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Ohio State has announced thedismi sal ofwide receivers coach Zach Smith grandson offormer Buckeyes coach Earl Bruce after he had a domestic violence civil protection order filed against him on Friday.The protection order as originallyreported bywasfiled by Smith's ex-wife, Courtney Smith, 33, in the Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court. It prohibits Zach Smith from getting within 500 feet of Courtney Smith for five years, unle s reversed in an Aug. 3 hearing.According toMcMurphy, the court ruled that "(Courtney Smith) is in immediate and present danger of domestic violence Micah Parsons Jersey and for good cause the following temporary orders are nece sary to protect the persons named (Courtney Smith and her children Cameron, 8, and Quinn, 6) in this order from domestic violence.Ohio State's athletic department released a statement, saying, "Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has announced the termination of wide receivers (sic) coach Zach Smith. Coaching staff adjustments will be announced at a later date."Zach Smith was alsocharged with misdemeanor criminal trespa sing on Wednesday when he droppedoff their son at his ex-wife's house, instead of at a Tyler Smith Jersey pre-arranged, public place. Thatviolatedan earlier warning from December 2017.This week'sprotective order and arrestare the latest in a history of domestic violence allegations against Zach Smith, who has been a part of Urban Meyer's staff for 11 years, both at Florida(2005-09) and Ohio State (2012-17).The first allegation arose in June 2009, when Zach Smith, then at Florida,was arrested oncharges of aggravated battery Dallas Cowboys Men Jersey against a then-pregnant Courtney Smith. According to a Gainesville (Fla.) Police Incident report, Courtney Smith, then 24, alleged Zach Smith had picked her up by the T-shirt and slammed her into the wall.That altercation, according to the police report, was a result Amari Cooper Jersey of Courtney Smith accusing her husband of infidelity after he brought a female co-worker to their home. Police on the scene found Zach Smith to be the aggre sor. Hedenied those allegations and Courtney Smith declined to pre s charges.McMurphy reports Zach Smith was also arrested in October 2015 by Powell (Ohio) police on felony counts of domestic violence and a sault against his wife, a case which reportedly remains unresolved. Multiple outlets have found no report of said incident.Zach and Courtney Smith were divorced in September 2016.