Four-star 2018 defensive end Tyreke Smith of Cleveland Heights wore a shirt emblazoned with "I hope I don't get killed for being black today" on Saturday to Ohio State's one-day camp.
After Eleven Warriors ran a post on Smith's motives, media outlets ranging from Sports Illustrated to The Washington Post aggregated the story.
Thursday, Smith's mom, Michelle, called into Cleveland radio show Carman and Lima to talk about her son's shirt. In it, she says no school has pulled its scholarship offer and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has "communicated his support" for Smith's right to wear the shirt.
Tyreke Smith's mom just called in about her son's message that was chronicled on @11W. Said NO scholarships were pulled despite reports.
— Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) June 22, 2017
Also said Urban Meyer has communicated his support for her son's right to wear the shirt.
— Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) June 22, 2017
The full interview, courtesy of CBS Cleveland, can be heard below:
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