Urban Meyer is one step closer to finding out what his future will be at Ohio State.
Ohio State's Board of Trustees has called for an executive session at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss "personnel matters related to the investigation involving Urban Meyer."
At the executive session, Ohio State's Board of Trustees will discuss the findings of the investigation, which was led by former Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Jo White. The rest of the group consisted of former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Craig Morford, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Carter Stewart and current university trustees Alex Fischer, Janet Porter and Alex Shumate.
While in accordance with Ohio open meeting laws, the meeting will be convened in public session, the entirety of the personnel matters discussion will take place in executive session.
Following deliberations with the 20-person Board and "appropriate time for consideration," Ohio State president Michael Drake will make a decision regarding Meyer's future and/or any punishment that Buckeyes head coach will receive. On Monday, the investigative team will verbally share its findings to the board to ensure that board members are adequately prepared to discuss the matter on Wednesday.
The independent working group's investigation centered around Meyer's handling of accusations of domestic violence made against a former assistant coach.
Last month, Ohio State fired wide receivers coach Zach Smith after multiple allegations of domestic violence made by his ex-wife, Courtney Smith, were made public. Asked at Big Ten media days about a 2015 incident between Smith and his ex-wife, Meyer denied having any knowledge of Courtney's allegations.
One week later, college football reporter Brett McMurphy revealed text messages between Courtney and Meyer's wife, Shelley, as well as the wife of another OSU staffer that seemed to indicate the Buckeyes head coach was in fact aware of the allegations. That same night, Ohio State announced Meyer had been placed on paid administrative leave as it launched in investigation into his handling of the incident.
On Aug. 3, Meyer released a statement via Twitter in which he admitted he had been aware of the allegations and followed the proper protocols. Whether or not that was the case -- and whether it will be enough for Meyer to keep his job -- will be determined in the coming days.